Stu Phillips has the great VC post of the day up titled The Valuation Trap. In it, he tells you how to answer the question from a VC of "what valuation are you looking for?" Of course, if I ask you the question, please ignore Stu's advice and just give me a number.
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December 19, 2007 7:51 AM
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