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Startup news
Kroll: growth pays 3x, margin above 25% pays nothing
Kroll's Summer 2026 software data puts public companies growing above 20% at 7.2x revenue and shrinking ones at 2.4x. Profitability barely moves the number.
№ 162 · 31 August 2026
Dealmaking
Signing the LOI is where founders start losing the deal
A letter of intent feels like the finish line. Five things go wrong after it, and most of them cost the seller money.
№ 107 · 20 August 2026