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.
Startup Valuation Methods
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Startup Valuation Methods
This course is part of Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation Specialization
Instructors: Manuel Adelino
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HJ
Reviewed on Aug 8, 2022
The first 2 weeks were amazing but I didn't enjoy the 3rd and 4th week lectures as the materials and explanation weren't as nice and simple as the first 2 weeks!
LG
Reviewed on Dec 3, 2021
The instructor communicated the concepts well. However, there is a number of mistakes for the Quiz in Week3. Revisit them and ensure that the answers are provided are accurate, please.
AA
Reviewed on Aug 31, 2024
It was an informative course. 4 not 5 stars as module 4 was not explained well enough. Information how to calculate a hurdle rate and a few other calculations were missing.
