What a brilliant quote to make business point amongst those who probably all follow Jack anyway.  The IRR argument vs Multiples accompanies the quote, by the way.

I assure you that Jack Bauer does not worry about the IRR of his kills !!He’s only focused on the multiple.

Source: Ask The VC – Do IRR’s Matter?

Perhaps we are too lazy to try and figure this out, but after decades of effort, the only method that seems to work in the venture world is to target 10x on each early stage deal (3-5x on later stage plays).