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4 Ways to Keep Your Tech Startup From Tanking
The competition is fierce in the tech space. Many startups falter within the first year or two.
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Business Accounting
Examining True Valuation In the Wake of Disappointing Tech IPOs
A spate of valuations below expectations has many tech investors worried but the problem is likely just normal Silicon Valley volatility.
By Tx Zhuo
Business Accounting
Will Silicon Valley’s Unicorn Herd Grow or Shrink in 2016?
Startups with high valuations are not as rare as they once were. Will the trend continue?
By Jason Ankeny
Building a Business
As Ad Business Struggles, Investors Question Snapchat’s $16 Billion Valuation
The free mobile app is having trouble courting advertisers, and investors are nervous.
By Reuters
Business News
Square to Price Shares for IPO Today
The company run by founder Jack Dorsey will debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange.
By Reuters
Building a Business
This Father-and-Son Cyber Security Firm Is Now Valued at $3.5 Billion
The company, founded in 2007, raised $120 million in its latest funding round.
By Reuters
Business Funding
Jessica Alba’s Honest Company Is Reportedly a $1.7 Billion Company Now
The consumer goods company's value has gone up nearly 50 percent since its funding round a year ago, reports The Wall Street Journal.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Uber Speeds Past Facebook as Quickest to $50 Billion Value Level
Uber reached an important milestone in valuation three years before Facebook.
Business Accounting
5 Tips to Getting an Accurate Valuation
There are some guidelines to consider that can steer you toward the right valuation number-and set you on the road to growth.
Business News
PayPal Valued at About $52 Billion in Market Return
The ecommerce company is expected to build partnerships with rivals and try to seize market share from startups.
By Reuters
Business Funding
10 Companies That Are Probably Going Public in the Next Year
IT and health care tend to be the most popular business sectors, accounting for 28 percent and 39 percent of all VC-backed IPOs over the past 10 years, respectively.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Latest Investment Values Spotify at $8.2 Billion
The music-streaming company gets another $115 million for a batch of newly issued shares.
By Reuters
Business Accounting
5 Important Startup Lessons From ‘Shark Tank’
For a television show that's all about entertaining, the program has a lot to offer entrepreneurs.
By Andrew Medal
Business News
Is the Tech Bubble Deflating? Maybe Just a Bit.
While private market valuations are going through the stratosphere, overall deal making tells a different story.
Building a Business
Zenefits, a 2-Year-Old Startup, Is Now Valued at $4.5 Billion
The San Francisco startup offers free HR software to small and medium-sized businesses, and makes money by collecting commissions from benefits providers.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Warby Parker Joins Billion-Dollar Valuation Club After Latest $100 Million Funding Round
The glasses maker plans to use the cash to fund expansion of its fleet of physical storefronts.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
4 Lessons for Business Valuations
Valuing growing companies remains an elusive and difficult task. Here's what to keep in mind.
By Bakley Smith
Building a Business
Oscar, the Health Insurance Startup, Now Valued at $1.5 Billion
The company has also seen triple the number of people enrolled in the last 12 months.
Building a Business
Slack Valuation More Than Doubles to $2.8 Billion
Slack Valuation More Than Doubles to $2.8 Billion The messaging app just raised $160 million in a new financing round.
By Ari Levy
Business News
Handmade Goods Site Etsy Valued at $3.88 Billion in IPO
Shares of the online marketplace for crafts more than doubled in their debut.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Bubbles and Brainstorming With Marc Andreessen
One of America's most important venture capitalists talks tech bubbles, delayed gratification and his firm's efforts to hire a female partner.
By Dan Primack
Building a Business
The 2 Major Drivers of Company Valuation
Entrepreneurs should look to the future and create competition to get the best price for their business.
Building a Business
With IPO, Web Hosting Company GoDaddy Valued at Up to $5.48 Billion
The offering enabled GoDaddy to raise $460 million.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Now Is a ‘Fantastic Time’ to Invest in Startups, VC Says
Despite concerns of a tech bubble, at least one venture capitalist thinks most of today's heavily funded startups warrant their valuations.
By Jacob Pramuk
Building a Business
The Tech Bubble Is About to Burst, This VC Says
The value of many multi-billion dollar technology companies like Uber and Snapchat will fall in the coming months.
By CNBC
Business Funding
Slack, the Startup Looking to Kill Email, Is Now Reportedly Worth $2 Billion
That's double its valuation from six months ago.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Pinterest Pegged at $11 Billion After Raising $367 Million in New Funding
The social bookmarking site said it would use new funds to fuel international expansion.
By Geoff Weiss