How to value startups (VC School) + Creating Diamonds from Air with Aether’s Ryan Shearman (Climate) | E1482

For today’s VC Sunday school, Molly asks Jason about valuation- valuing startups (1:44). Then for This Week in Climate Startups, Molly sits down with Ryan Shearman, CEO of Aether, to talk about how Aether makes diamonds using carbon extracted from the atmosphere (37:22).

(0:00) Cold Open

(1:44) VCSS: Valuation- reconsidering valuation, estimating valuation as a function of multiples

(13:16) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(14:33) Why are some companies so secretive about their valuation?

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(24:31) Bridges, seed extensions, pre-series A

(30:38) Microsoft for Startups Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups

(31:54) Toss to This Week in Climate Startups

(37:22) TWiCS: Ryan Shearman, CEO of Aether (making diamonds from atmospheric carbon)