Share what you know with millions of people

Focus is the best place to turn what you know into remarkable content

×

Michael Gilburd

Follow Following Unfollow

President, ValuCorp

10 points

Michael Gilburd, A.S.A., M.S.T., C.P.A., is President of ValuCorp International, Inc., a business valuation and financial advisory firm based in Phoenix, Arizona, and has offices in other cities across the country. Mr. Gilburd currently ...

Michael Gilburd, A.S.A., M.S.T., C.P.A., is President of ValuCorp International, Inc., a business valuation and financial advisory firm based in Phoenix, Arizona, and has offices in other cities across the country. Mr. Gilburd currently serves on the board of directors of Associated Physicians Group. Prior to ValuCorp, Mr. Gilburd served as Managing Director of Finance for two American Express companies and as National Director of Finance and member of the International Corporate Finance Committee for BDO Seidman, an accounting and consulting firm.

While many firms offer Business Valuations, ValuCorp is unique in its ability to add value in almost all situations – both to the Business Owner and their advisor team. ValuCorp also offers training and licensing to qualified professionals to be a Certified Valuation & Liquidity Planner™ (CVLP™).

» read more » read less

Feb. 11, 2012

Michael Gilburd and 5 other people answered this question

When is a website considered an asset on a company's balance sheet?

There are four ways a website can be an asset: (1) If you paid for the website development, the cumulative amount spent could be an asset. [see, IAS 38, AICPA SOP 98-1 and EITF Issue No. 00-2, "in U.S. GAAP guidance that relied on the ... more

Jan. 12, 2012

Michael Gilburd and 1 other person answered this question

How much ownership should a founder of a startup expect to give to VCs in a Series A financing?

For some guidance on "once a valuation is agreed upon" see www.valucorp.com/methodology.php for how this is arrived at. It is far better to present a value proposition to the investor group than to ask them how much they think the business is worth. more

Jan. 1, 2012

Michael Gilburd and 3 other people answered this question

What is your assessment of this years social media IPO's? What are your predictions for 2012?

As with many companies that rely on the value of their Intangible Assets, much will depend on how the valuations of current public companies in this area hold up at this year end's pricing. For more info, please see http://valucorp.com/valuations/ValuCorp-IntellectualProperty.pdf. more

July 4, 2011

Michael Gilburd and 3 other people answered this question

What are 409A valuations and why are they needed for issuance of stock options?

Please note that when you seek out firms that do Valuations find out their track with the IRS, and be sure they are not only US-based, but also that the Valuation Report will be rendered as a “qualified appraiser” as defined under Treasury Regulation 1.170A-13(c)(3), ... more

July 2, 2011

Michael Gilburd and 1 other person answered this question

Social IPOs: Is appropriate emphasis put on membership, clicks, etc. during the valuation process?

It is appropriate, could be or could not be the emphasis. The valuation of companies in this space is quite complicated. See, http://valucorp.net/valuations/ValuCorp-IntellectualProperty.pdf, particularly the last two pages. more

Jan. 2, 2010

Michael Gilburd published a brief

What is the Value of a Business Valuation?

General Management

Financial Strategy

Jan. 1, 2010

Michael Gilburd and 11 other people answered this question

When is the best time to cold call?

Actually, it would better far better to "warm call" - ask happy customers if they know of anyone you might call that would benefit as the did. more

Following 2 Topics

Business Finance

Following 0 People

Followed by 5 People