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Report: Snapchat Raising $200 Million From Alibaba at $15 Billion Valuation
The Chinese ecommerce giant is reportedly eyeing expansion into overseas markets as well as social networking.
By Geoff Weiss
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Mark Cuban: Why This Tech Bubble Is Worse Than the Tech Bubble of 2000
By Mark Cuban
Business News
Why Snapchat Is Worth $19 Billion (Or More)
And it's got nothing to do with messages that self-destruct.
By Andrew Nusca
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Twitter Co-Founder Says Investors Don’t Really Understand Value
Evan Williams takes on Wall Street.
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Snapchat Seeks New Funding at Up to $19 Billion Valuation
The popular messaging app is looking to raise as much as $500 million.
By Reuters
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How FlashFunders Streamlines the Investor Roadshow
The beta site has helped eight startups so far. Here's how it works.
Business News
Tesla Is Years Away From Its Goal of Reaching Apple
It might be more than two decades before the electric car maker reaches Apple's current market value.
By Reuters
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Billionaire Investor Carl Icahn Values Apple at More Than $1 Trillion
Icahn said Apple's price-to-earnings ratio should be about 20 times.
By Reuters
Business News
With Big Solar Power Deal, Apple’s Market Cap Closes Over $700 Billion
Apple set a record, becoming the first American company to close with such a high market cap.
By Reuters
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How a High Valuation Can Run Your Business Into the Ground
An inflated early-stage valuation makes raising the first round of capital easier but the expectations make everything after harder.
Business Accounting
Will the Tech-Startup Bubble Burst in 2015?
Peter Cohan describes some of the key indications: a flood of late-stage investment, a spike in sky-high valuations and a rising tide of venture-capital-backed IPOs.
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Let’s Stop Laughing at Groupon
Groupon is not a cautionary tale of unicorns past.
By Dan Primack
Business Accounting
How to Determine the Value of Your Pre-Revenue Startup
Here are the formulas and turns of phrase the experts use to determine what your work is worth.
Business News
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Where Big Tech Is Headed
We're in the early stages of a data-science revolution, he says.
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How to Get a $1 Billion Valuation in Just Eight Months
How can Slack, a business software company that makes a product that's less than a year old, be worth more than $1 billion?
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You Think Your Startup Is Worth How Much?
Here are five ways to defend your valuation to investors.
By Brian Foley
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Home Improvement Startup Porch Raises $65 Million at $500 Million Valuation
The 16-month-old company plans to allocate funds towards enhancing its new mobile app.
By Geoff Weiss
Business Accounting
5 Things Business Owners Should Keep in Mind With Succession Planning
Being properly prepared puts the company leader in the best vantage point even if a sale is not immediately on the horizon.
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Grocery Delivery Startup Instacart Reportedly Raises $220 Million
The latest round is said to value the two-year-old company at roughly $2 billion.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Valued at $45 Billion
The company raised a fresh $1.1 billion from investors and is currently the No. 3 smartphone company in the world behind Samsung and Apple.
By Reuters
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Instagram Just Murdered All of Its Robots
That's why your follower count just went down.
By Laura Entis
Business News
Instagram Now Valued at $35 Billion, Analyst Says
Could the photo-sharing tool be Zuckerberg's greatest 'steal'?
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How to Seek Early-Stage Funding That Won’t Spoil Your Startup
Entrepreneurs often anguish over determining the value of their companies. Here are some tips to help avoid mistakes.
By Peter Gasca
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Uber May Soon Be Worth 1-1/2 Twitters
The ridesharing company is reportedly raising new financing that would value it at $40 billion.
By Laura Entis
Business News
Fab Was Once Valued at $1 Billion. Now, It May Sell for a Fraction of That.
Less than a year and a half ago, the ecommerce company raised $150 million at a $1 billion valuation. Today, the company is reportedly on the block for $15 million.
By Laura Entis
Business Accounting
Hootsuite Raises Another $60 Million on Its Way to IPO
New fundraising round reportedly values the popular social-media management tool at $1 billion.
By Jason Fell
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Understanding a Business Valuation
Knowing what exactly a business valuation is as well as its components isn't easy. Here's a straightforward rundown.