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“I don’t want to pay that much for a valuation,” the caller said. “Can’t you just put my numbers into the computer and spit out my value? I just want something quick and dirty.” This is an all-too-common conversation that I have with potential clients. The truth is, there’s no such thing as a quick valuation, and there’s no (reputable) computer program that can provide an accurate valuation based on a bunch of numbers you input.
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McDaniel, T. (2014). Valuation Fundamentals. In: Valuing and Selling Your Business. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0844-1_2
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