Welcome back to the Equidam podcast!

Today we speak to Will Bricker, data nerd and venture capitalist based out of New York working for Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture firm. We discussed Hustle Fund's philosophy and Will's role there, as well as valuation at the earliest stages and in the frothiest markets, the startup revenue premium, the ROI of venture dollars, and much more.

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The Equidam podcast is co-hosted by Daniel Faloppa (Equidam's CEO) and Dan Gray (Equidam's Head of Marketing), and focuses on startup fundraising trends around the world, with a particular focus on valuation for early stage companies.

In this episode of the Equidam podcast we talk about the collapse of silicon valley bank, the reponse from the startup world, and the resolution on Monday morning. 

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The Equidam podcast is co-hosted by Daniel Faloppa (Equidam's CEO) and Dan Gray (Equidam's Head of Marketing), and focuses on startup fundraising trends around the world, with a particular focus on valuation for early stage companies.

In this special episode we discuss the 5.6 Parameters Update for the Equidam platform, looking at a range of market data impacting startup valuations, including industry multiples, average and maximum valuations around the world, and some of the drivers of discount rates used in our methodologies.

In this episode we talk about the principles of valuation for venture capital. What are the fundamental drivers of 'value' in a startup opportunity, how are they measured, and what are the consequences of that approach? Specifically, what role do multiples and 'comparables' play in valuation, and why? 

How much of a startup's valuation is driven by the business, and how much is driven by the market? 

Whether you're an investor or a founder, we hope this conversation poses some interesting questions about methodology and motivation.

Thanks for joining us.
The Equidam podcast is co-hosted by Daniel Faloppa (Equidam's CEO) and Dan Gray (Equidam's Head of Marketing), and focuses on startup fundraising trends around the world, with a particular focus on valuation for early stage companies. If you're a founder or an investor in that bracket, these conversations should be useful.

In this episode we talk about some of the challenges facing venture capital as an asset class, how it has changed over the years, and the role it plays in broader investment strategies. 

Is venture capital still backing 'aventurers', or is it just picking winners? 

Is there an overlooked opportunity in 'middle risk' companies?

We start this episode by explaining why we've decided to launch a podcast. (It's not because the world needed another entrepreneurship podcast.)

To begin this series, we start by sharing some perspective about exactly what startup valuation is, in terms of process and outcome. We compare that to more traditional company valuation, and why the two differ. 

We also look more broadly at the current fundraising environment, recent trends (falling valuations, slower rounds) and some of the reasons why.