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Here’s the “what.”. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up pre-money valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. And here’s the “why.”. There is always another attractive deal at the ready, and most have reasonable expectations of valuation.
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