Turning $5K Into $25M

What this short covers

How to turn a small investment into a large sum, implying a discussion around the valuation of a company during fundraising. The content touches upon increasing company value to attract significant investment or larger investments.

Transcript

well this is pretty wild imagine turning $5,000 into 25 million by being one of the early investors of uber that's actually what early investors in Uber made back in 2010 Uber was actually struggling to raise money you had Travis ganic the founder of uber pounding the pavement knocking on doors Maran passed Gary B passed and others passed but eventually a few Angels chipped in and when the Uber IPO went in at $80 billion valuation that made made a big difference and lifechanging events for some of these people that invested this is ultimately what conviction looks like and taking the risk on betting on others

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