The Reputation Factor in the Valuation of Startups

Enrico Gonnella and Lucia Talarico

International Business Research, 2023, vol. 16, issue 7, 56

Abstract: This paper analyses the relationship between corporate reputation and valuation, with a special focus on startups. Considering the most accredited scientific and professional literature regarding startup valuation, an attempt has been made to understand if and to what extent reputation can be a value driver in the estimate of startups during the first phases of their life cycle. The authors conducted a systematic literature review, which showed a modest interest in the subject on the part of the scientific community, while – on the contrary – practitioners developed ad hoc methods for valuing startups in their very early stages also considering reputational drivers. These methods are not based on the forecasting of flows and rates, but instead explain the value of the startup with a series of qualitative parameters that are explicitly identified and individually quantified/valued, acting as indicators of the value of the entity. Among the most used approaches are the Berkus Method, the Scorecard Method, and the Risk Factor Summation Method. These methods include reputational factors among qualitative parameters, that is among the value drivers. The analysis and the conclusions reached offer a conceptual contribution and identify a research path that deserves attention.

Date: 2023
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