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.
Introduction to Valuation
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Compétences que vous apprendrez
Valuation (Finance), Startup Company, Cash Flow Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Finance
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3 janv. 2021
I work in this space and still managed to discover more techniques that I had not known or poorly understood. Definitely a must for those interested in VC investing.
11 mars 2020
The course gives structured knowledge about the startup valuation methods. I enjoyed it, and now it's time to go for deep diving into the startup valuation industry.
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The Basics of Valuation
In this module you will learn the general framework for valuing companies: prices as the discounted value of future cash flows. We will focus on how to determine cash flows and how discounting works. At the end of the lectures you will be able to understand the basics of how investors determine the value of a company.
Enseigné par
Manuel Adelino
Associate Professor, Finance
David Robinson
Professor of Finance and James and Gail Vander Weide Professor
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