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About the Course

This course is for aspiring or active entrepreneurs who wants to understand how to secure funding for their company. This course will demystify key financing concepts to give entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs a guide to secure funding. Examine the many financing options available to get your new venture funded. Learn the basics of finance, valuations, dilution and non-dilutive funding sources. Understand capital structure for new ventures, term sheets and how to negotiate them, and the differences between early-stage versus later-stage financing. Develop an understanding of how to develop winning investor pitches, who and when to pitch, how to avoid common mistakes that limit the effectiveness of the pitch, and how to ‘get to the close’. Key questions answered within the course include: * When to raise outside capital? * What kind of investors invest by stage and where to find them? * What are your fundraising options? * What are the key components of the term sheet? * How to perform company valuations? * How to pitch to investors? * What techniques help the entrepreneur ‘get to the close’? With this course, students experience a sampling of the ideas and techniques explored in the University of Maryland's master's degree in technology entrepreneurship, an innovative 100% online program. Learn more at http://mte.umd.edu/landing....

Top reviews

AM

Dec 16, 2023

Fantastic and insightful course! Excercizes were well thought out and helpful. Helped with my startup idea for sure.

CA

Mar 28, 2023

Few of the references re quite old but the content generally is very much insightful. I appreciate the interviews amidst the lessons.

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By Georgy K

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Jan 3, 2016

Very informative!

By Victor D L

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Apr 17, 2016

Very good course

By Anita O

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Jan 19, 2025

Great course!

By oduro d n

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Dec 9, 2015

very helpful

By Abdullah K

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Aug 5, 2020

Really nice

By Hayel S A M

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Aug 15, 2025

شكرا جزيلا

By Nguyen T T A

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Mar 10, 2022

Great!!!

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Jul 10, 2020

its good

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Feb 24, 2019

Amazing!

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Feb 12, 2016

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Jan 8, 2017

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Jan 4, 2016

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Dec 25, 2023

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May 25, 2022

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Nov 10, 2019

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Jul 15, 2025

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Oct 23, 2018

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By John L

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By Nuwaira A

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Jul 19, 2023

Taking the course, I can learn about Financing Option, Valuations and Dilution, Term Sheets, Common Pitching Mistakes and much more. Gaining the insights into these aspects, as an entrepreneur, I can better navigate the complex world of securing funding for my company and increase my chances of attracting investors to support my business venture.

By Daniel P

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Jan 11, 2016

The course summarized the key concepts that an entrepreneur will need to become familiar with in order to survive in the competitive startup environment. The text-book and recommended extra readings were very useful in order to complement the material.