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Class
9: Key
Elements of Venture Finance & Teams
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successful venture must have essential building blocks in
place. This includes a solid business plan, human resources
and talent, and venture finance. This discussion will cover
the principles behind each of these building blocks, from
recruiting to money. |
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Workshop
B: Finance
and Valuations
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workshop digs deeper into the details of the staged financing
process and implications with the 'exploding pie' concept.
We will also look at public companies and industry metrics,
and the role of the employee stock option pool. |
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Class
10: Group
Dynamics and Team Effectiveness |
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As experiential
learning is a pillar of this course, we emphasis teamwork.
The goal of this class is for you to candidly self-evaluate
your team dynamics and determine any systematic and individual
causes of tension so that your team performance can be even
better than it already is!
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Class
11: Venture
Capital and Financing Choices |
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Jon Hirschtick
is seeking first-round venture funding for his startup, Solidworks.
We examine the tradeoffs between single and multi-staged financing
for both the investors, founders and other major stakeholders.
How does each method affect the numbers and the team?
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| Class
12: Recruiting
and Rewards |
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| How
do employee stock options work? This is an important consideration
when choosing between different job offers and a good skill
for every student to have. We follow Barbara Arneson through
her analysis of company metrics to determine the worth of
her different stock option plans. |
