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I heard that what you have to pay for a company is something like what the company will be able to make in 20-30 years. Not sure if you couldn't build it your
by sigi45 8y ago
I heard that what you have to pay for a company is something like what the company will be able to make in 20-30 years.
Not sure if you couldn't build it your own for that kind of money.
- codingdave 8y ago3 years was the standard for a long time. It still is the standard outside of tech as far as I have heard. Tech gets different/higher valuations because of the expected hockey-stick growth pattern, which makes future revenue non-linear, so you pay a higher multiple if you have that level of growth. Even so, Qualtrics got a really good exit here.
- Nasrudith 8y agoIt is a certain thing vs an uncertainty for one - aside from skill set differences you could get something better or you could burn several times it worth trying and failing to compete as a late mover.