Leadership and Valuation of a Start-Up Company

Introduction

The course provides students with the insight and skills necessary to plan and execute capital-raising processes for start-up companies. Through a combination of theory and practical application, students will learn to value early-stage companies, understand investor perspectives, and develop strategies for growth and financing. The course focuses on the interaction between leadership, value creation, and financial planning to ensure companies are investment-ready.

Course content

The course is structured around the process of getting an entrepreneurial enterprise investment-ready:

1. Valuation in practice: Methods for pricing and analyzing companies without stable cash flows, as well as understanding the difference between price and value.
2. Financial Planning: Capital requirements, burn rate, runway, and calculation of dilution.
3. Financing Strategy: Identifying the right investors, understanding their decision criteria, and planning capital requirements over time.
4. Capital Raising: Strategy, pitching, due diligence, and understanding terms in investment agreements.
5. Leadership and Growth: Team management through financial milestones and scaling.

Disclaimer

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