Like cooking, determining the value of a startup is much more scientific than it lets on. Startup valuation has two parts: potential and ambition. Potential is qualitative, determined by things that can’t be measured in numbers, like the founders and where they’re operating. Think of them as ingredients. Ambition, on the other hand, is more quantitative, focusing on the financial aspects of a startup. In the cooking analogy, that’s the recipe steps—the process. So the most successful startups are those with savvy founders (ingredients) plus sound finances (processes). Read full article here
History
The Women Who Built Grunge
Despite being acknowledged as the “Godmother of Grunge”, Tina Bell is rarely included in the history of grunge music. Women in general are hardly ever mentioned in music history unless they’re close to famous male musicians. Looking back at Tina Bell, music journalists often leave her out of Bam Bam, the band that she fronted, wrote music for, and co-founded with her husband. When she is mentioned, it’s in relation to Kurt Cobain, who was said to have been a fan of Bell and her band before founding Nirvana. Read full article here
Merv
October 2, 2022
