Chapter
Startup Valuation and Traction
35:28 - 37:43 (02:15)
A discussion on the valuation of a startup and its traction, and how they relate.
Clips
The speaker invested in a startup valued at three million despite thinking it was an absurd valuation because he liked the product and founder.
35:28 - 35:57 (00:29)
Startup Investing
Summary
The speaker invested in a startup valued at three million despite thinking it was an absurd valuation because he liked the product and founder. He was surprised to find out that Andreessen Horowitz was also doing the deal.
ChapterStartup Valuation and Traction
EpisodeThe 2021 Milly Awards
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker recounts how he invested $25,000 in a startup that seemed risky at the time, but grew from four million to fifty million in ARR in one year and went from fifty to five hundred and fifty employees in one year.
35:57 - 36:57 (01:00)
Investment
Summary
The speaker recounts how he invested $25,000 in a startup that seemed risky at the time, but grew from four million to fifty million in ARR in one year and went from fifty to five hundred and fifty employees in one year. This investment turned out to be worth over eleven million dollars.
ChapterStartup Valuation and Traction
EpisodeThe 2021 Milly Awards
PodcastMy First Million
Jason Calacanis discusses his missed investment opportunity with Robinhood and how a mistake cost him $10 million.
36:57 - 37:43 (00:45)
Investment
Summary
Jason Calacanis discusses his missed investment opportunity with Robinhood and how a mistake cost him $10 million.