Cooper: Latimer Ventures Avoids Chasing Deals at 20x Forward Revenue
Luke Cooper · 21 - Unlocking Active Investment Success with Latimer Ventures' Founding General Partner, Luke Cooper · Feb 4, 2025 · at 19:02
Luke Cooper, Founding General Partner at Latimer Ventures, discusses maintaining valuation discipline amidst artificial intelligence hype and elevated multiples.
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“We're not going to go chase the hot deal that everybody's a part of and it's 20 times forward revenue, right? Those are not the deals that we want to chase.”
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