Back to basics: valuations – how do you work it out?

Now you know what a valuation is, how do you figure out what your valuation is?

The short answer to this question is simply “whatever someone will pay.” It sounds trite, but it’s true.

There are plenty of online resources describing the various methods for estimating your valuation; lots of places to get differing opinions on what the valuation “should be”; companies galore offering to (charge you to) help you “determine” your valuation; and places you can go (like a workshop) to learn about the strategies and techniques more.

All of these are nice, but fundamentally investors don’t care what other people (especially those with no skin in the game) think. For our money, all that matters to us is what we think this company is worth. That’s the right valuation.

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