valuation_technology
Technology Assets
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Technology assets: developed technology under life-cycle risk, software under cost and income, data assets with a quality adjustment, and platforms with network effects. Method selects the formula. Use for developed technology, software, data, and platform intangibles; developed_technology and software blend cost and income evidence. For patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets use valuation_ip; for customer relationships use valuation_customer. Per method: developed_technology needs rd_costs + life_cycle_stage + competitive_advantage + discount_rate + cash_flow_projections; software needs development_cost + maintenance_cost + user_base + revenue_model + useful_life + discount_rate; data_asset needs acquisition_cost + quality_score + revenue_contribution + useful_life + discount_rate; platform needs network_size + network_effects_coefficient + revenue_per_user + growth_rate + discount_rate. cash_flow_projections for developed_technology run over the remaining useful life. Only method is required; all other parameters are method-dependent — supply those the selected method names and omit the rest (defaults apply where defined). Rates and premiums are decimals (0.10 = 10%). Pure arithmetic: no I/O and no external calls, rounded to 2 decimals; parameters belonging to other methods are accepted and ignored. An unknown method, or a missing method-required parameter, returns an error instead of a value.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| method | string | yes | Formula to apply. Options: developed_technology = Cost and income value adjusted for life-cycle stage.; software = Software value from development, maintenance, and revenue.; data_asset = Quality-adjusted revenue contribution plus acquisition cost.; platform = Network-effect revenue grown and discounted. |
| rd_costs | number | no | Cumulative research and development costs, in currency units. |
| life_cycle_stage | string | no | Life-cycle stage, e.g. "growth", "mature", "decline". |
| competitive_advantage | integer | no | Years of competitive advantage (≥ 0). |
| discount_rate | number | no | Per-period discount rate as a decimal (0.10 = 10%). |
| cash_flow_projections | array | no | Projected after-tax cash flows per period t=1..n, in currency units. |
| development_cost | number | no | Development or acquisition cost, in currency units. |
| maintenance_cost | number | no | Annual maintenance cost, in currency units. |
| user_base | integer | no | Number of users (integer ≥ 0). |
| revenue_model | object | no | Revenue model, e.g. {"subscription_price": 20, "paying_users": 10000}. |
| useful_life | integer | no | Useful life in years n (integer ≥ 1). |
| acquisition_cost | number | no | Cost to acquire the data, in currency units. |
| quality_score | number | no | Data quality score, in [0,1]. |
| revenue_contribution | number | no | Annual revenue contribution, in currency units. |
| network_size | integer | no | Number of network participants (integer ≥ 0). |
| network_effects_coefficient | number | no | Network-effects coefficient scaling revenue with network size (typically 0.5–2.0). |
| revenue_per_user | number | no | Revenue per user, in currency units. |
| growth_rate | number | no | Per-period growth rate as a decimal (0.03 = 3%). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"method": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"developed_technology",
"software",
"data_asset",
"platform"
],
"description": "Formula to apply. Options: developed_technology = Cost and income value adjusted for life-cycle stage.; software = Software value from development, maintenance, and revenue.; data_asset = Quality-adjusted revenue contribution plus acquisition cost.; platform = Network-effect revenue grown and discounted."
},
"rd_costs": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Cumulative research and development costs, in currency units."
},
"life_cycle_stage": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Life-cycle stage, e.g. \"growth\", \"mature\", \"decline\"."
},
"competitive_advantage": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Years of competitive advantage (≥ 0)."
},
"discount_rate": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Per-period discount rate as a decimal (0.10 = 10%)."
},
"cash_flow_projections": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "number"
},
"description": "Projected after-tax cash flows per period t=1..n, in currency units."
},
"development_cost": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Development or acquisition cost, in currency units."
},
"maintenance_cost": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Annual maintenance cost, in currency units."
},
"user_base": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number of users (integer ≥ 0)."
},
"revenue_model": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Revenue model, e.g. {\"subscription_price\": 20, \"paying_users\": 10000}."
},
"useful_life": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Useful life in years n (integer ≥ 1)."
},
"acquisition_cost": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Cost to acquire the data, in currency units."
},
"quality_score": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Data quality score, in [0,1]."
},
"revenue_contribution": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Annual revenue contribution, in currency units."
},
"network_size": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number of network participants (integer ≥ 0)."
},
"network_effects_coefficient": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Network-effects coefficient scaling revenue with network size (typically 0.5–2.0)."
},
"revenue_per_user": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Revenue per user, in currency units."
},
"growth_rate": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Per-period growth rate as a decimal (0.03 = 3%)."
}
},
"required": [
"method"
]
}