Comments for Rules Of Thumbs http://www.rulesofthumbs.com The User Generated Source for Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Start-up SWAGs Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:30:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Valuation and Value of Software Maintenance Revenue Stream by JamesD http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2008/11/21/valuation-and-value-of-software-maintenance-revenue-stream/#comment-419 JamesD Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:47:08 +0000 http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2008/11/21/valuation-and-value-of-software-maintenance-revenue-stream/#comment-419 Thanks for the useful info. It's so interesting Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting

]]> Comment on Startup Burn Rate by KrisBelucci http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2008/02/26/startup-burn-rate/#comment-403 KrisBelucci Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:23:57 +0000 http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2008/02/26/startup-burn-rate/#comment-403 Great post! Just wanted to let you know you have a new subscriber- me! Great post! Just wanted to let you know you have a new subscriber- me!

]]> Comment on Typical Fees for Venture Capital General Partners by Wilhelmina http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/06/typical-fees-for-venture-capital-general-partners/#comment-155 Wilhelmina Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:22:38 +0000 http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/06/typical-fees-for-venture-capital-general-partners/#comment-155 Keep up the good work. Keep up the good work.

]]> Comment on The Silicon Valley Insider’s Unspoken Rule of Thumb by DG http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/04/the-silicon-valley-insiders-unspoken-rule-of-thumb/#comment-38 DG Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:14:48 +0000 http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/04/the-silicon-valley-insiders-unspoken-rule-of-thumb/#comment-38 This is gold Jerry, gold!!! PS. Those wanting to "whack" the VC who revealed the secret should not look for a VC called Jerry. The above is a phrase from the Seinfeld sitcom. This is gold Jerry, gold!!!

PS. Those wanting to “whack” the VC who revealed the secret should not look for a VC called Jerry. The above is a phrase from the Seinfeld sitcom.

]]> Comment on Venture Capital Market Size Criteria Rule of Thumb by DG http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/03/main-page/#comment-37 DG Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:11:32 +0000 http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/03/main-page/#comment-37 Good stuff!, I agree with this rule of thumb. Good stuff!, I agree with this rule of thumb.

]]> Comment on How much house can you afford? by Andrew http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/04/how-much-house-can-you-afford/#comment-32 Andrew Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:51:32 +0000 http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/04/how-much-house-can-you-afford/#comment-32 If you don't own a car, you can put the money into the housing costs. This allows you to double the value. I.E. Someone living in NYC, in subway range, (or who can bike to work in San Franciisco) you can afford a home that is upto 5 times their GROSS income. If you don’t own a car, you can put the money into the housing costs. This allows you to double the value.

I.E. Someone living in NYC, in subway range, (or who can bike to work in San Franciisco) you can afford a home that is upto 5 times their GROSS income.

]]> Comment on Venture Capital Market Size Criteria Rule of Thumb by Michelle Johnson http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/03/main-page/#comment-30 Michelle Johnson Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:27:04 +0000 http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/03/main-page/#comment-30 Hi Wow what a fantastic article about Venture Capital! Your keen insight into Venture Capital is informative and creative. I look forward to reading other articles you have. Thanks. Hi Wow what a fantastic article about Venture Capital! Your keen insight into Venture Capital is informative and creative. I look forward to reading other articles you have. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Startup Burn Rate by Paul Hoff http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2008/02/26/startup-burn-rate/#comment-28 Paul Hoff Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:17:07 +0000 http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2008/02/26/startup-burn-rate/#comment-28 Hey, just stumbled on your site. Just what I was looking for! Thanks for putting it together. Hey, just stumbled on your site. Just what I was looking for! Thanks for putting it together.

]]> Comment on The Silicon Valley Insider’s Unspoken Rule of Thumb by John Bushelle http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/04/the-silicon-valley-insiders-unspoken-rule-of-thumb/#comment-27 John Bushelle Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:10:16 +0000 http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/04/the-silicon-valley-insiders-unspoken-rule-of-thumb/#comment-27 Pricing a business too high can result in the business not being sold for a long period of time; sometimes not at all. If the business owner eventually adjusts the price to how the market is responding, the deal will often be tainted with the view that something is wrong with the business or that the owner is desperate, possibly resulting in an even lower business appraisal than it would have originally been valued at. Pricing a business too high can result in the business not being sold for a long period of time; sometimes not at all. If the business owner eventually adjusts the price to how the market is responding, the deal will often be tainted with the view that something is wrong with the business or that the owner is desperate, possibly resulting in an even lower business appraisal than it would have originally been valued at.

]]> Comment on Venture Capital Market Size Criteria Rule of Thumb by Broker Price Opinions http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/03/main-page/#comment-10 Broker Price Opinions Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:21:43 +0000 http://www.rulesofthumbs.com/2007/11/03/main-page/#comment-10 Sounds like a pretty good return. Sounds like a pretty good return.

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