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Shrinkage

Categories: Accounting

Cold pool. Jumping in. Yeah. That's what happens.

And it happens in the markets, investing, and pretty much any business venture at times.

You invested at a $50 million valuation. You were sure this thing would be a unicorn...worth billions. But it wasn't. The next round was down, at a $20 million valuation, and yes, your investment will have suffered shrinkage.

2 bad 4 u.



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