I will do a rush 409a valuation with dcf and opm backsolve for your stock grants
CPA 409A Valuation ASC 718 and QSBS for Venture Backed Startups
About this Gig
It is 14 December. Your board meets Thursday to approve option grants, and someone has just realised your 409A valuation expired in August.
This rush 409A valuation exists for that exact moment. Not for planning ahead. For the founder who closed the round, promised the team their options, and has days left.
WHO ORDERS THIS 409A VALUATION
- Founders with a grant date locked and a stale or missing 409A
- Startups whose valuation aged out at the 12 month mark
- Teams whose last provider went quiet before the board date
- Delaware C corps after a material event: term sheet, offer, pivot
YOUR 409A VALUATION REPORT, IN 72 HOURS
- 409A valuation report dated to your grant date, board and audit ready
- Enterprise value by DCF, market comps and backsolve from your real round
- OPM backsolve allocation across your actual preference stack
- DLOM from a stated model, inputs shown on the page
- Cap table review and live Excel workpapers you keep
- One page summary in plain English your board reads in four minutes
A rush 409A valuation is not a thin one. Same workpapers, same defensibility, fewer days.
Message me your grant date.
I reply within the hour, and I will say no if the timeline is not honest.
FAQ
Can you really do a proper 409A in 72 hours?
Yes, if you send the cap table and financials up front. The modelling is not the slow part. Waiting on documents is. I keep rush slots open deliberately, so the only thing that can delay us is missing information from your side.
Is a rush report lower quality than a standard one?
No. Same DCF, same OPM backsolve, same workpapers, same methodology narrative. The difference is that I clear other work to do it. You are paying for my calendar, not for a thinner report
My 409A expired months ago and we already granted options. Am I in trouble?
Possibly, but it is usually fixable. Tell me the grant dates and I will tell you honestly what your exposure looks like and whether a valuation dated now helps. I will not pretend the problem is smaller than it is.
My previous provider went silent before my board date. Can you take over?
Yes, this is common and I am set up for it. Send whatever they gave you, even a draft. I will work from your source documents rather than their file, so nothing depends on them responding.
What exactly counts as a material event?
A priced round, a SAFE or note conversion, an acquisition offer, a significant pivot, a large customer win or loss, or a major change in forecast. Any of these can end the 12 month validity early.
Will this survive my auditor?
That is what the workpapers are for. Every figure traces to a source and the methodology is written so your auditor can follow it without calling you. Premium includes 30 days of free auditor query support.
Do you work with foreign founders who flipped into a Delaware C corp?
Yes, a large share of my clients are non US founders. The 409A requirement is identical regardless of where you live. Your Delaware entity is what matters, not your passport.

