Quidnet Ventures LLC

Dedicated early investors in exceptional founding teams, focused on taking New Zealand innovation to the world.

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

The Art of Venture Capital: Valuing a Startup (When There is No Right Answer) https://t.co/HJEjwqgPfz #DCF #VentureCapital #BusinessValuation

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

"NZ is a world-class country in so many aspects of business." https://t.co/d4rTE8fqWy #startup #VentureCapital #NewZealand

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

"There was very little ‘zero sum game’ mentality — rather, most people wanted to grow the pie for all the players and take their share of it en masse." https://t.co/7bkozKJ86Z #NewZealand #SiliconValley #VentureCapital

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"While determining a business valuation is never straightforward, it’s significantly more challenging for early-stage ventures operating in nascent markets often with few customers and little revenue to provide a guide of likely future performance." https://t.co/1K1UiPAHfF

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"An early-stage venture’s valuation must stand up to the scrutiny of an investor’s due diligence process, therefore all underlying assumptions driving growth must be clearly stated and well justified." https://t.co/Sd5qhnScDW #DCF #VentureCapital #BusinessValuation

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

Bridging the Gap: Facilitating Growth in New Zealand’s Early Stage Innovations https://t.co/FPvrDoIcZE #startup #NewZealand #VentureCapital

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

"Funds have grown to enormous sizes; more and more companies are guided toward unicorn status and the game seems to have changed to more of a “Lotto” mentality." https://t.co/DfjiFdXYwb #NewZealand #VentureCapital #SiliconValley

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"How then is it possible to determine a valuation that is acceptable to both founders and investors?" https://t.co/8nFtKLCNxR #VentureCapital #BusinessValuation #DCF

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

Bridging the Gap: Facilitating Growth in New Zealand’s Early Stage Innovations https://t.co/1warTZJZJo #startup #NewZealand #VentureCapital

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

"Not Just Lambs and Hobbits" https://t.co/AOnzoFZKrj #VentureCapital #NewZealand #SiliconValley

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

"Moreover, the Cost-to-Duplicate approach generally underestimates value since physical assets typically only contribute to a small proportion of an early-stage venture’s net worth." https://t.co/TWDn6M1HEi #VentureCapital #BusinessValuation #DCF

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"Determining a reasonable valuation estimate requires a professional judgement acquired from years of experience." https://t.co/TWDn6LK6MK #VentureCapital #BusinessValuation #DCF

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

In case you missed it, check out "The Art of Venture Capital: Valuing a Startup (When There is No Right Answer)" https://t.co/TWDn6LK6MK #VentureCapital #BusinessValuation #DCF

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

"Valuation is one of the most essential elements to successfully raising capital from professional investors." https://t.co/TWDn6LK6MK #VentureCapital #BusinessValuation #DCF

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

Check out The Art of Venture Capital: Valuing a Startup (When There is No Right Answer) https://t.co/TWDn6LK6MK #VentureCapital #BusinessValuation #DCF

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

Bridging the Gap: Facilitating Growth in New Zealand’s Early Stage Innovations https://t.co/Cg7d7ImVb4 #startup #NewZealand #VentureCapital

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

"When I left my most recent corporate CTO role, I decided to try something marrying two of my great passions — building companies and combining it with my interest in New Zealand, where I have owned a vineyard since 2000." https://t.co/fqpW7QvFra #VentureCapital #NewZealand

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"Due to a lack of market maturity, New Zealand-based funds have yet to see the mass successful exits typically seen in the US or Israel, and therefore institutional investors are less inclined to put money behind earlier-stage ventures." https://t.co/Cg7d7ImVb4 #startup

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

"I moved to the Valley in 2002 from the New York area after having just finished a 16-year run at IBM®." https://t.co/fqpW7QvFra #VentureCapital #NewZealand #SiliconValley

[Quidnet Ventures LLC @QuidnetVentures]

"This task of changing the direction of the flow of foreign capital into alterative assets is a long — and difficult — task." https://t.co/Cg7d7ImVb4 #startup #NewZealand #VentureCapital