“PS I Love You”…Modeling Viral Growth — Part 1Here’s a small piece of Internet lore, a recount of the discussion between Venture Capitalist Tim Draper and HotMail founders Sabeer…Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis of WeWork from Fall 2019Each Fall in my ENTP320 Course (Entrepreneurial Finance), I like to teach how Discounted Cash Flow can be used to value a company by…Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis of Spotify from November 2017It has been almost a year since Spotify, the Swedish music streaming service went public on April 4, 2018. Opening that day at $165.90 a…Mar 17, 2019Mar 17, 2019
Instagram — Fake Rick FailOn Monday I got a text from a friend with an Instagram screen shot, “Is this you?” I’ve had an Instagram account since late 2013, haven’t…Jul 20, 2018Jul 20, 2018
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Uber (October 2017)With Uber reportedly getting ready to sell a 14–20% share of itself to Softbank at a $50-$70 Billion valuation, my students at Sierra…Nov 5, 2017Nov 5, 2017