Past Performance is No Longer a Viable Valuation Tactic: Learn to Anticipate Future Prospects with Data Mining, Proprietary Benchmark Techniques, and a Close Look at Both Cash Flow and Capital Expenditures.    Caleb Slabbert, writing at VentureCapital.org, which bills itself as a non-profit organization that has been “a premier resource for both entrepreneurs seeking funding and for investors who want to help promising young companies achieve their potential,”  asserted this week (3/26/13) that past performance of a company is no longer a viable valuation tactic.   What matters?   Newer techniques that many firms aren’t taking advantage of: