Inflated business valuation expectations are a major reason why many deals never happen.
Do you have rational expectations around your own business valuation?
📈 Study RECENT deals in your sector. And study a lot of them. Are you looking at comprehensive data or selecting ONE example you know about from 18 months ago that happens to fit your own narrative?
📈 Look at REAL-WORLD market trends. Any number of factors can affect your valuation. Do you know what they are?
📈 Explore MULTIPLE valuation methods. This will provide different ‘views of the world’. Beware online calculators.
📈 Figure out what will really MOVE the needle on your business valuation exponentially. Then focus on that.
📈 Isolate personal feelings. Remove EMOTIONAL attachment to your opinions.
AND REMEMBER
If you don’t like the ‘market valuation’ of your business – then partner with others to increase your company valuation – and accelerate your exit in the shortest possible timeframe.
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