How do different types of investors think about an investment opportunity? What kind of securities and contracts do they offer? How should a company decide what is a "good deal"? This course is designed to introduce you to the challenges and pitfalls of financing new enterprises. You will learn the basic tools for valuating companies, including using discounted cashflow analysis in Excel and understanding how to apply this model to your entrepreneurial venture. You will then learn how valuation works with different types of securities that investors use to finance startups, from bank loans to venture capital to angel investing.
Dieser Kurs ist Teil der Spezialisierung Spezialisierung Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation
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Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben
- Valuation (Finance)
- Startup Company
- Cash Flow Analysis
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
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Lehrplan - Was Sie in diesem Kurs lernen werden
The Basics of Valuation
In this module you will learn the general framework for valuing companies: prices as the discounted value of future cash flows. We will focus on how to determine cash flows and how discounting works. At the end of the lectures you will be able to understand the basics of how investors determine the value of a company.
Building your First Excel Valuation Model
In this module we will apply what you learned in the previous module. At the end of the module you will have built your first financial model of a firm, which you can change to apply to valuing a large firm or a small startup.
Valuation of High-growth Startups
In this module we will consider how very high failure rates for startups affects what you learned in the previous modules. The short answer is: it doesn’t, as long as we understand what business plans and company forecasts really are.
Venture Capital Overview
In this module we will review the main sources of capital that founders of startups turn to when they raise capital to launch their business.
Angel Investor Overview
In this module we will conduct an in-depth analysis of angel investors and the securities they use when they invest in early-stage startups
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Top-Bewertungen von STARTUP VALUATION METHODS
The material is good, however the examples in weeks 2 and 3 need to be better explained. In most cases it's difficult to joint the dots.
The first part from Manuel amazin. The second one is not clear, and I had to access a lot the forum for specifics doubts that were not clear during the lessons. Need to improve a lot.
Fantastic Course! All the negative comments on David Robinson are unfounded.\n\nHe made it challenging to enhance learning.\n\nBoth Manuel and David are good instructors!\n\nAll the best.
This course has helped gain knowledge of the valuation of companies of all sizes, basic funding criteria, and sources for a startup and a view of investors for a company.
Über den Spezialisierung Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation
From entrepreneurs to executives, this Specialization provides an opportunity for you to learn how to advance business innovation in your company and gain insights from leading faculty in the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

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