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How to finance your venture ?
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 6 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - HOW TO READ A BALANCE SHEET
Welcome! This first week will help you understanding the different types of financial documents and the information each contains with one goal in mind: make more informed decisions about your venture. - Week 2 - VALUE CREATION AND CASH FLOW
In this module you will learn: How does your venture create wealth? What is a business plan? What is wealth? What are the main financial metrics of wealth creation? How does your venture create cash? What is the Burn rate? Why should you finance your venture t... - Week 3 - GROWTH AND MARKET POWER
Understand that growth and size do influence market power and cash flows/profits as a consequence - Week 4 - THE ENTREPRENEUR AND THE FINANCIERS
Understand the details of the relation between the entrepreneur and the financier, private equity in the first stages, then the public market at the time of the IPO. Understand the expectations, the documentation and the basis of price discovery - Week 5 - VENTURE CAPITAL FINANCING
Understand via real life examples the respective objectives of the entrepreneur and the financiers. Examine the trade off between ownership and growth and get an understanding of the different stages of investment. - Week 6 - Case Study
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
Michel Fleuriet
Administrator PE Fund Xerys
Finance
Philippe Tibi
Professeur chargé de cours
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