Este curso forma parte de Programa especializado: Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business

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Michael R. Pratt

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Programa especializado: Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative BusinessUniversidad de Maryland en College Park

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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’?

With this course, students experience a sampling of the ideas and techniques explored in the University of Maryland's master's degree in technology entrepreneurship, an innovative 100% online program. Learn more at http://mte.umd.edu/landing.

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Inglés (English)

¿Podría tu empresa beneficiarse de la capacitación de los empleados en las habilidades más demandadas?

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Habilidades que obtendrás

Venture Capital
Investor
Investment
Entrepreneurship

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Curso 3 de 4 en

Programa especializado: Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business

Aprox. 20 horas para completar

Inglés (English)

¿Podría tu empresa beneficiarse de la capacitación de los empleados en las habilidades más demandadas?

Prueba Coursera para negocios

Instructor

Calificación del instructor

4,44/5 (31 calificaciones)

Michael R. Pratt

Lecturer of Technology Entrepreneurship

Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech)

39.013 alumnos

3 cursos

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Universidad de Maryland en College Park

The University of Maryland is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 37,000 students, 9,000 faculty and staff, and 250 academic programs. Its faculty includes three Nobel laureates, three Pulitzer Prize winners, 47 members of the national academies and scores of Fulbright scholars. The institution has a $1.8 billion operating budget, secures $500 million annually in external research funding and recently completed a $1 billion fundraising campaign.

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Semana

Semana 1

8 horas para completar

The Early Stage Investment Landscape

8 horas para completar

14 videos (Total 124 minutos), 43 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

14 videos

Preview of the Course1m

Welcome to New Venture Finance3m

Special Interview with Andrew Sherman, Attorney and Author24m

The investment landscape4m

Do you speak the language of raising start-up capital?15m

Why should you start with the business plan?5m

What do venture capitalists look for in a "good plan"?7m

What financial statements do investors want to see?6m

How do you develop a balance sheet?4m

What should an income statement present?6m

What is the purpose of the cash flow statement?5m

What corporate structure should I use?8m

Special Interview with Michael Labriola, Attorney21m

How do investors view your early stage venture?9m

43 lecturas

Meet Michael Pratt3m

Course overview3m

Our suggested book for the course3m

Connect with your classmates3m

Accelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Startup Entrepreneurs5m

E&Y Global Venture Capital Insights10m

The Shifting Investor Landscape10m

New Venture Landscape10m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Forbes - 10 Terms You Must Know Before Raising Startup Capital10m

Tech Republic - Startup and Venture Capital Terms You Should Know10m

Washington, DC Archangels - Financing Terms10m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Forbes - How To Build A Billion Dollar Business Plan: 10 Top Points10m

U.S. Small Business Administration - How to Write a Business Plan10m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Global Entrepreneurship Institute - What Financials Do We Need For Investors?10m

Tomasz Tunguz - The 10 Most Important Metrics In A Startup’s Financial Statements10m

Lecture Slides1m

Forbes - Mastering the Balance Sheet Can Make or Break A Startup10m

TD Bank - How to Develop a Balance Sheet10m

Lecture Slides1m

TD Bank - Sample Balance Sheet10m

Purchase Area Development District - Balance Sheet Template in PDF10m

Money-Zine - Building an Income Statement10m

Forbes - Top 5 Reasons EBITDA is a Great Big Lie10m

Lecture Slides1m

Accounting Coach - Introduction to Cash Flow Statement10m

Lecture Slides1m

Entrepreneur - How to Choose the Best Legal Structure for Your Startup10m

Launchhouse - Deciding the Best Business Structure for Your Startup10m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Seedcamp - How Does an Early-stage Investor View Early-stage Companies10m

Quora - What Metrics Do VCs Look for in Early-stage Companies?10m

Both Sides of the Table - The Four Main Things Investors Look for in a Startup10m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

NEWCO Project Worksheet10m

2 ejercicios de práctica

Early Stage Investment Landscape30m

NEWCO Project30m

Semana

Semana 2

4 horas para completar

Sources of Capital for the Early Stage Company

4 horas para completar

8 videos (Total 75 minutos), 16 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

8 videos

Sources of capital8m

Where to find investors?7m

Why consider friends and family as investors?4m

What’s bootstrapping?8m

Are incubators and accelerators a fit?8m

Special Interview with Rick Gordon of Mach3717m

What are angel investors?10m

Are you ready to raise capital?9m

16 lecturas

Entrepreneur - Four Common Venture Capital Myths10m

Madison Park Group - Guide to Venture Capital10m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

2 ejercicios de práctica

Sources of Capital30m

Project - Sources of Capital30m

Semana

Semana 3

5 horas para completar

Getting Funded – Steps in the Funding Process

5 horas para completar

9 videos (Total 83 minutos), 21 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

9 videos

Steps in the funding process1m

Special Interview with Jonathan Aberman, Venture Capitalist13m

What is due diligence?6m

What is your company worth?10m

How to negotiate a term sheet?9m

How to establish common stock?7m

When to use convertible notes?12m

What is preferred stock?15m

When to use alternative sources of capital?7m

21 lecturas

Lecture Slides1m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Startup Valuation Calculator10m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

K9 Ventures - Thoughts on Convertible Notes10m

Series Seed - Why Series Seed is better than capped convertible notes10m

Sample - Form of convertible promissory note10m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

CB Insights - Top 15 Corporate VCs10m

CB Insights - Evaluating the effectiveness of corporate venture capital investment in tech10m

Optional Reading: Sherman10m

Lecture Slides1m

2 ejercicios de práctica

Principles of Funding Strategies30m

Create a Funding Strategy for a New Venture Concept30m

Semana

Semana 4

4 horas para completar

Pitching Investors and Closing the Round

4 horas para completar

6 videos (Total 43 minutos), 16 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

6 videos

What do investors want to see?6m

Guest Lecture with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker - What are Investors Looking for in a Business Plan?1m

How to create the pitch deck?9m

How to tell your story?4m

What are the do’s and don’ts of the pitch?12m

How to close the round?7m

16 lecturas

Entrepreneur - What Investors Really Want10m

Lecture Slides1m

Forbes - The ultimate pitch deck to raise money for startups10m

BestPitchDecks.com - The best startup pitch decks10m

Lecture Slides1m

Inc. Magazine - How to tell your company’s story10m

Lecture Slides1m

KC Source Link - Pitches gone wild: What not to do when you pitch your startup to investors10m

Inc. Magazine - Simple pitch tips that will attract investors to your startup10m

Lecture Slides1m

Entrepreneur - Closing a startup financing deal10m

Lecture Slides1m

Series A Startup - CEO Salary10m

Startup Equity for Employees10m

Series Seed (full set of deal documents)10m

Accelerate Your Career with the #1 Online Master’s Degree for Startup Entrepreneurs5m

2 ejercicios de práctica

Fundamentals of "The Pitch"30m

Create "The Pitch" for a New Venture Concept30m

Reseñas

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Principales reseñas sobre NEW VENTURE FINANCE: STARTUP FUNDING FOR ENTREPRENEURS

por LS9 de abr. de 2016

I respect the fact the lectures contain a lot of references to the outside world, e.g. goes beyond the academia.

por JJ5 de mar. de 2016

The lectures were very useful and very clear. I learned a lot from this course. Thank you Prof. Pratt and Coursera.

por GA20 de nov. de 2020

Module 3 has been the most challenging for me but I have gained a lot of knowledge on for to get finance for my start-up.

por CO5 de jun. de 2020

The module was very deep and delivered by an aptly equipped lecturer. As an Entrepreneur it gives clear perspectives on where I should be focusing to effectively raise funding for my venture.

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Develop your entrepreneurial mindset and skill sets, learn how to bring innovations to market, and craft a business model to successfully launch your new business.

The Entrepreneurship Specialization examines the entrepreneurial mindset and skill sets, indicators of innovation opportunities, critical steps to bring innovations to the marketplace, and innovation strategies to establish and maintain a competitive advantage. Fundamentals of new venture financing are explored with attention to capital structures for new ventures, term sheets and how to negotiate them, and the differences between early-stage versus later-stage financing. You will develop an understanding of how to develop winning investor pitches, who and when to pitch, how to avoid common mistakes, and how to ‘get to the close’. In the final Capstone Project, you will apply the tools and concepts from the specialization courses by crafting a comprehensive, customer-validated business model, and creating a business plan and investor pitch.

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Michael R. Pratt

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The Early Stage Investment Landscape

Sources of Capital for the Early Stage Company

Getting Funded – Steps in the Funding Process

Pitching Investors and Closing the Round

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Sources of Capital for the Early Stage Company

Getting Funded – Steps in the Funding Process

Pitching Investors and Closing the Round

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