VC Internship Case Study Submission: Advice regarding startup valuation

Hey (fellow) monkeys/chimps/hardos,

I'm a (extremely) non-target student from a non-finance/accounting background, with an opportunity to intern in venture capital (NYC) for the summer of 2020. I have to present an investment opportunity for their firm, and I've selected a company with a solid technology/business model. The type of case study submissio doesn't matter, but I do want to submit somewhat of a valuation of the company, from a financial standpoint.

My problem: I have a single accounting class, and a single economics under my belt, and I'm enrolled in a financial modeling certification, but it starts after the deadline for submission. I essentially know nothing about financial valuation.

Advice on a financial valuation method to present, ideally a basic one to learn in a couple days? It would probably occupy a couple slides on a deck, but that's besides the point. I found this article https://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-t… but I'd love to hear WSO's opinions. Also, I spend my days on Excel (Stats & Bio major) so that won't be an issue.

Apologies in advance for any dumbass/rookie/nonsense/clearly-doesn't-speak-finance vocab

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