About this Course
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
What You'll Learn
- Learn company valuation tools using discounted cash flow analysis in Excel
- Understand applying valuation models to entrepreneurial ventures
- Understand valuation of different securities used in startup financing
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with the topic and its common terminology
- Readiness to practice through applied exercises or case-based work
Instructors
Manuel Adelino
Associate Professor, Finance
David Robinson
Professor of Finance and James and Gail Vander Weide Professor