How to predict 3-year revenue and growth for an early-stage "search" company?
SwellJoe: Hand-waving and wishful thinking.At least, that's the method I've seen most folks use, and it seems to tacitly accepted by the VCs that believe in what you're doing.  There are all sorts of weird human foibles that make us poorly suited for dealing with large numbers, probabilities, and rate of change as it applies to money.  Engineers turned VC might be more skeptical, but I wouldn't bet on it.  Of course, the best VCs have highly attuned BS detectors...so, you might not be in great shape if you don't believe it yourself.