New Venture Finance: Startup Funding for Entrepreneurs
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Approx. 20 hours to complete
Course Summary
This course is designed to help entrepreneurs and startups raise funds for their businesses. It covers various topics such as different types of funding, preparing for investor meetings, and negotiating terms.Key Learning Points
- Learn about the different types of funding and which one is best for your business
- Understand how to prepare for investor meetings and pitch your business effectively
- Discover the art of negotiating terms and closing deals
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- Startup Founder
- USA: $75,000 - $125,000
- India: ₹6,00,000 - ₹10,00,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- Venture Capitalist
- USA: $150,000 - $300,000
- India: ₹15,00,000 - ₹30,00,000
- Spain: €60,000 - €120,000
- Angel Investor
- USA: $50,000 - $200,000
- India: ₹5,00,000 - ₹20,00,000
- Spain: €20,000 - €80,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Ability to identify the most suitable type of funding for your business
- Skills to prepare for investor meetings and pitch your business effectively
- Ability to negotiate and close deals successfully
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of entrepreneurship and startups
- Access to a computer and the internet
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online Self-Paced
- Video Lectures
- Quizzes and Assignments
Similar Courses
- Entrepreneurship 101: Who is Your Customer?
- Business Strategy
- Financial Markets
Related Education Paths
- Entrepreneurship Specialization
- Business Foundations Specialization
- Marketing Analytics Specialization
Related Books
Description
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.
Outline
- The Early Stage Investment Landscape
- Preview of the Course
- Welcome to New Venture Finance
- Special Interview with Andrew Sherman, Attorney and Author
- The investment landscape
- Do you speak the language of raising start-up capital?
- Why should you start with the business plan?
- What do venture capitalists look for in a "good plan"?
- What financial statements do investors want to see?
- How do you develop a balance sheet?
- What should an income statement present?
- What is the purpose of the cash flow statement?
- What corporate structure should I use?
- Special Interview with Michael Labriola, Attorney
- How do investors view your early stage venture?
- Meet Michael Pratt
- Course overview
- Our suggested book for the course
- Connect with your classmates
- Accelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Corporate Innovators and Startup Entrepreneurs
- E&Y Global Venture Capital Insights
- The Shifting Investor Landscape
- New Venture Landscape
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Forbes - 10 Terms You Must Know Before Raising Startup Capital
- Tech Republic - Startup and Venture Capital Terms You Should Know
- Washington, DC Archangels - Financing Terms
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Forbes - How To Build A Billion Dollar Business Plan: 10 Top Points
- U.S. Small Business Administration - How to Write a Business Plan
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Global Entrepreneurship Institute - What Financials Do We Need For Investors?
- Tomasz Tunguz - The 10 Most Important Metrics In A Startup’s Financial Statements
- Lecture Slides
- Lecture Slides
- Forbes - Mastering the Balance Sheet Can Make or Break A Startup
- TD Bank - How to Develop a Balance Sheet
- Lecture Slides
- TD Bank - Sample Balance Sheet
- Purchase Area Development District - Balance Sheet Template in PDF
- Money-Zine - Building an Income Statement
- Forbes - Top 5 Reasons EBITDA is a Great Big Lie
- Lecture Slides
- Accounting Coach - Introduction to Cash Flow Statement
- Lecture Slides
- Entrepreneur - How to Choose the Best Legal Structure for Your Startup
- Launchhouse - Deciding the Best Business Structure for Your Startup
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Seedcamp - How Does an Early-stage Investor View Early-stage Companies
- Quora - What Metrics Do VCs Look for in Early-stage Companies?
- Both Sides of the Table - The Four Main Things Investors Look for in a Startup
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- NEWCO Project Worksheet
- Early Stage Investment Landscape
- NEWCO Project
- Sources of Capital for the Early Stage Company
- Sources of capital
- Where to find investors?
- Why consider friends and family as investors?
- What’s bootstrapping?
- Are incubators and accelerators a fit?
- Special Interview with Rick Gordon of Mach37
- What are angel investors?
- Are you ready to raise capital?
- Entrepreneur - Four Common Venture Capital Myths
- Madison Park Group - Guide to Venture Capital
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Sources of Capital
- Project - Sources of Capital
- Getting Funded – Steps in the Funding Process
- Steps in the funding process
- Special Interview with Jonathan Aberman, Venture Capitalist
- What is due diligence?
- What is your company worth?
- How to negotiate a term sheet?
- How to establish common stock?
- When to use convertible notes?
- What is preferred stock?
- When to use alternative sources of capital?
- Lecture Slides
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Startup Valuation Calculator
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- K9 Ventures - Thoughts on Convertible Notes
- Series Seed - Why Series Seed is better than capped convertible notes
- Sample - Form of convertible promissory note
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- CB Insights - Top 15 Corporate VCs
- CB Insights - Evaluating the effectiveness of corporate venture capital investment in tech
- Optional Reading: Sherman
- Lecture Slides
- Principles of Funding Strategies
- Create a Funding Strategy for a New Venture Concept
- Pitching Investors and Closing the Round
- What do investors want to see?
- Guest Lecture with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker - What are Investors Looking for in a Business Plan?
- How to create the pitch deck?
- How to tell your story?
- What are the do’s and don’ts of the pitch?
- How to close the round?
- Entrepreneur - What Investors Really Want
- Lecture Slides
- Forbes - The ultimate pitch deck to raise money for startups
- BestPitchDecks.com - The best startup pitch decks
- Lecture Slides
- Inc. Magazine - How to tell your company’s story
- Lecture Slides
- KC Source Link - Pitches gone wild: What not to do when you pitch your startup to investors
- Inc. Magazine - Simple pitch tips that will attract investors to your startup
- Lecture Slides
- Entrepreneur - Closing a startup financing deal
- Lecture Slides
- Series A Startup - CEO Salary
- Startup Equity for Employees
- Series Seed (full set of deal documents)
- Accelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Corporate Innovators and Startup Entrepreneurs
- Fundamentals of "The Pitch"
- Create "The Pitch" for a New Venture Concept
Summary of User Reviews
Discover how to secure funding for your startup with this comprehensive course on startup funding from Coursera. Users have praised the course for its practical approach to fundraising and its engaging content.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Many users have found the practical advice on fundraising to be a highlight of the course.Pros from User Reviews
- Practical advice on fundraising
- Engaging content
- Expert instructors
- Flexible schedule
- Affordable price
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users feel the course could be more in-depth
- Not suitable for experienced entrepreneurs
- Limited interaction with instructors
- Some users have experienced technical difficulties
- Not all content is relevant to all startups
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