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It becomes even weirder when you consider that big vc’s can send you business from other companies they’ve invested in, or those of their friends. Suddenly, it’s like your value just went up 10x the sales price. Basically vc’s become like market makers, and startups are somewhere in between crypto and publicly traded companies. There are key differences though, like that startups can actually create new value and bring in new money to the ecosystem, or that there are real regulations to speak of, or that vc’s are usually protected and get cashed out first. All of these things influence the real valuation.