Increasing Your Company’s Valuation Fivefold: Tips from Michal Rokosz, INOVO | Internet Beta 2021 (PL)

**Original Description:**

Inovo Venture Partners is a first choice VC for ambitious founders from Poland and the CEE region. Find us on ► https://inovo.vc/ ► Check out more info about this video ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Michal Rokosz, Partner at INOVO Venture Partners, was invited to speak at the Internet Beta 2021 conference. He talked about startup valuation methods used by venture capital funds and a few key ways that can increase your startup’s valuation by 5x. Here are the slides: https://www.slideshare.net/InovoVC/internet-beta-2021-micha-rokosz The talk is in Polish, but there are English subtitles. 00:00 ► Introduction 01:35 ► How are company’s valued? – traditional methods versus VC methods 04:11 ► Value investing versus growth investing and its implications 06:58 ► 4 key factors that impact startup valuation: market size, team, speed of growth, churn 07:29 ► The larger the market the higher the startup valuation – see the example of Booksy 10:16 ► Growth persistence and the Mendoza Line – VCs are looking for companies that can be large fast 11:58 ► Why is spending money better that generating revenue? 16:09 ► Churn – why you should look for smiling cohorts?
18:29 ► Churn and growth drive the valuation: https://medium.com/inside-inovo/churn-and-growth-drive-the-valuation-332f8ab9c9b6 20:04 ► Is it better to take money from a Polish VC or a foreign VC? 20:59 ► How to increase your company’s valuation? 22:48 ► The signaling game INOVO VENTURE PARTNERS is a first-choice VC for ambitious founders from Poland and the CEE region. We back early-stage, post-traction startups with up to €3M of initial investment, and help them build global brands, while driving growth of the local startup ecosystem. We take great pride in being close to top founders who think big. We’re investors in: Booksy, Restaumatic, Sotrender, Infermedica, Spacelift, Tidio, AI Clearing, Zowie, Jutro Medical, Intiaro, Packhelp, Preply, Eyerim, Allset, SunRoof, Archbee, and AhoyConnect. Our recent fund Inovo II reached a total of €54M. Find us on: 👉 Website: https://inovo.vc/ 👉 LinkedIn: https://pl.linkedin.com/company/i18s 👉 Medium – Inside Inovo: https://medium.com/inside-inovo 👉 Newsletter: https://inovovc.substack.com/ Our podcasts are available here: ✅ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z37qvo07m5NyHnxjmUnmn ✅ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/inovo-podcast/id1522527904 ✅ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNDQyOTUzNS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk ✅ Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/inovo-venture-partners ✅ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuZjRhxxF8MdqqGEMSUg5Q #startup #venturecapital #founder #vc #finance #CEE #business #vcfunding #buildingstartup #businessangel #cofounder #creatingventures #entrepreneurship #financingstartup #fundraising #inovo #inovovc #inovoventurepartners #investinginstartups #poland #unicorn #decacorn #valuation #startupvaluation #companyvaluation #conference #internetbeta #internetbeta2021 #booksy #wycena #funduszvc #wycenystartupów

**Rewritten Description:**

[Inovo Venture Partners](https://inovo.vc/) is a highly reputable venture capital firm that serves as the first choice for ambitious founders from Poland and the CEE region. We specialize in backing early-stage startups with up to €3M in initial investment and assisting them in building global brands while driving growth in the local startup ecosystem. We take great pride in being closely connected with visionary founders who think big.

In this video, Michal Rokosz, Partner at INOVO Venture Partners, shares insights on startup valuation methods utilized by venture capital funds and unveils key strategies to increase your startup’s valuation by 5x. While the talk is in Polish, English subtitles are available.

The video covers various topics:
– Introduction
– Comparison of traditional company valuation methods and VC methods
– Value investing vs. growth investing and their implications
– Four key factors influencing startup valuation: market size, team, speed of growth, and churn
– The relationship between market size and startup valuation, illustrated using the example of Booksy
– Growth persistence and the Mendoza Line – VCs seek companies capable of rapid expansion
– The advantage of spending money over generating revenue
– The significance of churn and the importance of looking for smiling cohorts
– The role of churn and growth in driving startup valuation ([source](https://medium.com/inside-inovo/churn-and-growth-drive-the-valuation-332f8ab9c9b6))
– Considerations when choosing between a Polish VC and a foreign VC
– Strategies to increase your company’s valuation
– The signaling game

As an esteemed venture capital firm, our recent fund Inovo II has reached a total of €54M. We have invested in renowned companies such as Booksy, Restaumatic, Sotrender, Infermedica, Spacelift, Tidio, AI Clearing, Zowie, Jutro Medical, Intiaro, Packhelp, Preply, Eyerim, Allset, SunRoof, Archbee, and AhoyConnect.

Connect with us:
– [Website](https://inovo.vc/)
– [LinkedIn](https://pl.linkedin.com/company/i18s)
– [Medium – Inside Inovo](https://medium.com/inside-inovo)
– [Newsletter](https://inovovc.substack.com/)

Our podcasts are available on major platforms:
– [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z37qvo07m5NyHnxjmUnmn)
– [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/inovo-podcast/id1522527904)
– [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNDQyOTUzNS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk)
– [Spreaker](https://www.spreaker.com/show/inovo-venture-partners)
– [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuZjRhxxF8MdqqGEMSUg5Q)

**Keywords/Tags:**

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**Video Transcript:**

“I’m an investor and I’ve recently been analyzing a company that’s a competitor of one of the companies we invested in. This company was valued at $400M. And it just so happens that they published their plans, a document on the basis of which top American investors raised a round of funding. In 2022, this company plans to have $4M in revenue. Plans to have $4M in revenue and top American VCs have invested in it on a valuation as high as $400M. This deal makes sense. Friedrich Nietzsche once said that, ‘people who dance seem crazy to those who can’t hear the music.’ Today, I would like to tell you about the music of venture capital. What it is. How startups are valued. How can you use that to get your company to be valued five times higher. My name is Michal Rokosz. I’m a Partner at INOVO Venture Partners. We’re going to talk about a few things. First, we’ll talk about the value and growth approach to investing. I’ll also tell you why it’s better to have a loss in your business than to make a profit. I’ll reflect on the subject of whether better valuations are given by Investors from Poland or those from abroad. And finally, I’ll go over what to do to have a higher valuation. So that we’re all on the same page, I

Inovo Venture Partners is a first choice VC for ambitious founders from Poland and the CEE region. Find us on ► https://inovo.vc/ ► Check out more info about this video ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Michal Rokosz, Partner at INOVO Venture Partners, was invited to speak at the Internet Beta 2021 conference. He talked about startup valuation methods used by venture capital funds and a few key ways that can increase your startup’s valuation by 5x. Here are the slides: https://www.slideshare.net/InovoVC/internet-beta-2021-micha-rokosz

The talk is in Polish, but there are English subtitles.

00:00 ► Introduction
01:35 ► How are company’s valued? – traditional methods versus VC methods
04:11 ► Value investing versus growth investing and its implications
06:58 ► 4 key factors that impact startup valuation: market size, team, speed of growth, churn
07:29 ► The larger the market the higher the startup valuation – see the example of Booksy
10:16 ► Growth persistence and the Mendoza Line – VCs are looking for companies that can be large fast
11:58 ► Why is spending money better that generating revenue?
16:09 ► Churn – why you should look for smiling cohorts?
18:29 ► Churn and growth drive the valuation: https://medium.com/inside-inovo/churn-and-growth-drive-the-valuation-332f8ab9c9b6
20:04 ► Is it better to take money from a Polish VC or a foreign VC?
20:59 ► How to increase your company’s valuation?
22:48 ► The signaling game

INOVO VENTURE PARTNERS is a first-choice VC for ambitious founders from Poland and the CEE region. We back early-stage, post-traction startups with up to €3M of initial investment, and help them build global brands, while driving growth of the local startup ecosystem. We take great pride in being close to top founders who think big. We’re investors in: Booksy, Restaumatic, Sotrender, Infermedica, Spacelift, Tidio, AI Clearing, Zowie, Jutro Medical, Intiaro, Packhelp, Preply, Eyerim, Allset, SunRoof, Archbee, and AhoyConnect. Our recent fund Inovo II reached a total of €54M.

Find us on:
👉 Website: https://inovo.vc/
👉 LinkedIn: https://pl.linkedin.com/company/i18s
👉 Medium – Inside Inovo: https://medium.com/inside-inovo
👉 Newsletter: https://inovovc.substack.com/

Our podcasts are available here:
✅ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z37qvo07m5NyHnxjmUnmn
✅ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/inovo-podcast/id1522527904
✅ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNDQyOTUzNS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk
✅ Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/inovo-venture-partners
✅ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuZjRhxxF8MdqqGEMSUg5Q

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