Valuation, Funding and Pitch for startups – Gehi Law

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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’?

Course Content

1. The early age investment landscape
This session provides insights into the investment landscape, to include how investors and lenders evaluate new ventures. Key terminology and principles are addressed to provide learners without an accounting or finance background with an understanding of these areas.

Welcome to New Venture Finance

05:00
Special Interview with Andrew Sherman, Attorney and Author

25:00
The investment landscape

05:00
Do you speak the language of raising start-up capital?

15:00
Why should you start with the business plan?

06:00
What do venture capitalists look for in a “good plan”?

08:00
What financial statements do investors want to see?

07:00
How do you develop a balance sheet?

06:00
What should an income statement present?

06:00
What is the purpose of the cash flow statement?

05:00
What corporate structure should I use?

08:00
Special Interview with Michael Labriola, Attorney

22:00
How do investors view your early stage venture?

10:00
Article links

2. Sources of Capital
This session examines the options that entrepreneurs face in where to raise their financial capital from in the early stages of their venture. From friends and family, to angel investors and venture capitalists, the pros and cons of each source of capital are explored.

3. Getting Funded- steps in the funding process.
This session discusses the techniques and tools to secure funding for a new venture. This provides insights into how entrepreneurs can create a comprehensive funding strategy for their new venture.

Steps in the funding process

04:00
Special Interview with Jonathan Aberman, Venture Capitalist

13:00
What is due diligence?

06:00
What is your company worth?

06:00
How to negotiate a term sheet?

10:00
How to establish common stock?

07:00
When to use convertible notes?

12:00
What is preferred stock?

15:00
When to use alternative sources of capital?

07:00
Articles links

4. Pitching and closing the round
This final session instructs learners on how to share their investment opportunity with investors and partners. With practical tips on the do's and don'ts of pitching, learners are able to develop a compelling story for their new venture.

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About Course

Instructor

Offered by

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

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?

Article links

2. Sources of Capital This session examines the options that entrepreneurs face in where to raise their financial capital from in the early stages of their venture. From friends and family, to angel investors and venture capitalists, the pros and cons of each source of capital are explored.

Sources of capital

Where to find investors?

Why consider friends and family as investors?

What’s bootstrapping?

Are incubators and accelerators a fit?

What are angel investors?

Are you ready to raise capital?

3. Getting Funded- steps in the funding process. This session discusses the techniques and tools to secure funding for a new venture. This provides insights into how entrepreneurs can create a comprehensive funding strategy for their new venture.

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?

Articles links

4. Pitching and closing the round This final session instructs learners on how to share their investment opportunity with investors and partners. With practical tips on the do's and don'ts of pitching, learners are able to develop a compelling story for their new venture.

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?

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2. Sources of Capital
This session examines the options that entrepreneurs face in where to raise their financial capital from in the early stages of their venture. From friends and family, to angel investors and venture capitalists, the pros and cons of each source of capital are explored.

3. Getting Funded- steps in the funding process.
This session discusses the techniques and tools to secure funding for a new venture. This provides insights into how entrepreneurs can create a comprehensive funding strategy for their new venture.

4. Pitching and closing the round
This final session instructs learners on how to share their investment opportunity with investors and partners. With practical tips on the do's and don'ts of pitching, learners are able to develop a compelling story for their new venture.