<![CDATA[How can startups with negative operating cashflow since inception have valuations?]]>How can startups with negative operating cashflow since inception have valuations?

Can they even be considered legitimate businesses?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/63057596-36b5-4be1-aa7d-adb494b1f806/how-can-startups-with-negative-operating-cashflow-since-inception-have-valuationsRSS for NodeMon, 06 Apr 2026 01:40:34 GMTSun, 29 Mar 2026 10:30:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How can startups with negative operating cashflow since inception have valuations? on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:05:16 GMT]]>@shreyasd i think that is where speculating from investors comes in based on market trends, target market value and so on

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How do one calculate future value when there has never been a single positive cashflow?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116226094068358549/statuses/116312109706456685https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116226094068358549/statuses/116312109706456685Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:59:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can startups with negative operating cashflow since inception have valuations? on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:49:54 GMT]]>@shreyasd speculation on future value seems to be the way how people invest. investors pursue high risk (no cashflow), high reward (economies of scale and high future cash flow)

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