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The Value of A Business Idea

How much is my idea worth?  For startups seeking seed financing your initial business valuation is essential and very difficult to answer.  For those not seeking financing then your initial valuatio… more »

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What's my business worth? Why a market comparable approach may not be appropriate.

bizsale wrote 6 days ago: One of the most common questions I get from owners of small businesses is “what’s my bus … more »

Tags: business sale, Business: Sales, Business Value, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Market Comparable Approach, Small Business

The Value of A Business Idea

Tom OKeefe wrote 2 weeks ago: How much is my idea worth?  For startups seeking seed financing your initial business valuation is … more »

Tags: Internet, Startup, Web 2.0, web 2.0 application, Venture Capital, Investors, technology, Internet Business, Creative Ideas

Website Worth & Valuation

Tom OKeefe wrote 4 weeks ago: Rick Breslin of the Drive Thru Internet Marketing Podcast recently interviewed Tom O’Keefe ab … more »

Tags: bizak, entrepreneur, Internet, Internet Marketing, Internet Services, Startup, Web 2.0, web 2.0 application, Web Analytics

Myspace Revenues & Valuation Compared to Facebook — 1 comment

Tom OKeefe wrote 1 month ago: Facebook recently overtook the number one worldwide visitors title from Myspace but Rupert Murdoch … more »

Tags: facebook, Internet, MySpace, social networking, Startup, Web 2.0, bizak, Bizak Calculator, earnings per visitor

LinkedIn Valued at $1 Billion! Bizak Estimate = $398,799,984 — 1 comment

Tom OKeefe wrote 1 month ago: LinkedIn recently received a $53 million round of financing (Techcrunch) from Bain Capital which va … more »

Tags: Internet, Internet Marketing, Internet Services, LinkedIn, Startup, Web 2.0, web 2.0 application, bizak, GigaOm

Facebook's Revenues — 4 comments

Tom OKeefe wrote 1 month ago: Earlier this year Mark Zuckerberg reported that Facebook revenues for 2007 were $150 million and exp … more »

Tags: Internet, Web Analytics, Startup, entrepreneur, Internet Services, Internet Marketing, Web 2.0, Microsoft, social networking

Revenue Sources

Tom OKeefe wrote 1 month ago: Of the websites submitted to Bizak 39% of them rely on Google Adsense to pay the bills - none use Mi … more »

Tags: Internet, Web Analytics, Startup, Internet Services, Web 2.0, Google, web 2.0 application, AdSense, bizak

Bootstrappers business trip

Steve Sammartino wrote 2 months ago: I recently had to conduct some rentoid business interstate. The content of the trip is irrelevant, w … more »

Tags: Business planning, Business admin, Ideas!, Launch, Entrepreneurship, startups, Business, Web 2.0, Corporations

Types of Internet Businesses

Tom OKeefe wrote 2 months ago: Bizak gives entrepreneurs the ability to sort their projects according to the type of internet busin … more »

Tags: Internet, Internet Statistics from Bizak, Web 2.0, web 2.0 application, business profitability, Business Types, Internet statistics

Business Valuation 2 - EBIDTA can eat my shorts... — 5 comments

ethicalbusinessbuilder wrote 4 months ago: Ok, so maybe that’s not the most professional way to title a blog… We can discuss that a … more »

Tags: General Business, cashflow, EBITDA, Banks, business buying, business selling, assets

More thoughts on ESOP Trusts

stage2 wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been having a very interesting email exchange with Corey Rosen from the National Center for E … more »

Tags: For Business Owners, For Business Advisors, Exit Strategies, Value-creation, family business, Transition Planning, ESOP

Business Valuation - Why banks don't know what your business is worth.

ethicalbusinessbuilder wrote 5 months ago: Ask nearly any business owner, “What’s your business’ most valuable asset?” … more »

Tags: General Business, sub prime loans, Commercial Loans, Business Loans, Buying a Business, business assets

Hot or Not Acquisition

Tom OKeefe wrote 5 months ago: According to TechCrunch the online photo rating site known as Hot or Not has been acquired for $20 … more »

Tags: Internet, Internet Marketing, Internet Services, Web 2.0, Acquisitions, Avid Life Media, bizak, Hot or not?, internet acquisitions

The Bizak Estimate

Tom OKeefe wrote 5 months ago: Once launched Bizak will have an approximate Web 2.0 valuation estimate called the Bizak Estimate. … more »

Tags: Internet, Web Analytics, Internet Services, Internet Marketing, Web 2.0, web 2.0 application, bizak, Boston Startup, entrepreneur

Perspective – internet boom 2.0 ? — 1 comment

Steve Sammartino wrote 5 months ago: There’s been a lot of talk lately about an ensuing second internet boom. With the billion dollar … more »

Tags: bootstrapping, brand names, Brands, Business, Business admin, Business Ideas, Business Names, capital raising, Corporations

For Business Brokers — 1 comment

cpointadvisors wrote 6 months ago: This blog has been created for Business Brokers. The current economic climate coupled with the downt … more »

Tags: Business Brokers, Exit Planning

Basic Rules for Valuation from Tim Berry

David Miller wrote 7 months ago: Not sure how many of you are planning on raising money from investors, but Tim Berry offers 10 basic … more »

Tags: Funding, General Thoughts, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Student Entrepreneur, Tim Berry, Business planning, Startup

Tech bubble v2.0 — 1 comment

Steve Sammartino wrote 7 months ago: I recently blogged about the unrealistic valuation of Facebook, seems there’s many who agree w … more »

Tags: advertising, Audience (Consumer), Brands, Business, Business admin, Business planning, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, facebook

Goodwill — 2 comments

Steve Sammartino wrote 7 months ago: Here’s a tale of two cafés. Both are within walking distance of the startup blog office. After a … more »

Tags: Brands, Business, Business planning, customer, Employees, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Marketing Insight, startups