Investment Banking and Finance: Venture Capital Fundraising

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Course!

Lecture 1: Welcome to this Course on Capital Raising for Entrepreneurs

Chapter 2: Lets Get Started Right Away

Lecture 1: What types of investors are out there?

Lecture 2: What is the difference between Venture Capital and Private Equity?

Lecture 3: What stage is your business at?

Lecture 4: How Much Money Should You Raise?

Lecture 5: What is the Difference between a Pre Money and Post Money Valuation

Chapter 3: Is Venture Capital Right For Your Business?

Lecture 1: Is Venture Capital Right For Your Business? Section Introduction

Lecture 2: Look before you leap! Setting the Agenda

Lecture 3: Key Questions For You, The Entrepreneur

Lecture 4: Lets Take A Look At Your Proposed Business

Chapter 4: An introduction to Startups

Lecture 1: Startup Essentials – Markets

Lecture 2: Startup Essentials – Profits

Lecture 3: Startup Essentials – Business Plan

Lecture 4: Startup Essentials – Capital

Lecture 5: Startup Essentials – Value

Lecture 6: Startup Essentials – Investors

Lecture 7: Section Text Summary PDF for Download

Chapter 5: What Are Your Equity And Non Equity Financing Options

Lecture 1: What Are Your Equity And Non Equity Financing Options? Section Intro

Lecture 2: What Are Your Financing Options

Lecture 3: Equity Finance Options

Chapter 6: Do You Really Understand Venture Capitalists?

Lecture 1: Do You Really Understand Venture Capitalists?

Lecture 2: Do You Match Their Criteria?

Lecture 3: Four Key Questions to Ask?

Lecture 4: Understanding the Investment Process

Chapter 7: The Pros and Cons of Venture Capital Investment

Lecture 1: The Pros and Cons of Venture Capital Investment: Section Intro

Lecture 2: What Are The Benefits Of A Partnership With A Venture Capitalist?

Lecture 3: When NOT To Raise Money From a VC

Lecture 4: So What Factors Should Founders Be Considering?

Chapter 8: Investment Stages Explained

Lecture 1: Investment Stages Explained Section Intro

Lecture 2: Seed, Series A and Later Stages

Lecture 3: Pre-IPO, Buyout, Buy and Build, Trade Sale, Secondary Buyouts

Chapter 9: How to Understand if You are talking to the right Investor

Lecture 1: Introduction: Understanding Your VCs; A Case Study

Lecture 2: What Type Of Investor Are You Talking To?

Lecture 3: A Detailed Breakdown of Different Types of Private Equity Funds

Lecture 4: What is their Ideal Investment Size?

Lecture 5: What Stage Do They Invest At?

Lecture 6: Stage of Business Financing from a VC Perspective

Lecture 7: How Can You Define Venture Capitalists' Sector Interest?

Lecture 8: What Part Does Geography Play?

Lecture 9: What is meant by Style and Structure?

Lecture 10: What is meant by Key Investment Criteria?

Lecture 11: Section Summary: Do You Understand VCs?

Chapter 10: Looking at Things from the VC Point of View

Lecture 1: Thinking Like a VC – How to Evaluate Deals Like a VC

Lecture 2: What Factors are important to VCs?

Lecture 3: In Case You Were Wondering, NASDAQ Guide to Initial Listing

Lecture 4: Considering Valuation from the VC Perspective

Lecture 5: How do Investors value a Startup?

Lecture 6: How do Investors Value a Series A Investment?

Lecture 7: How do VCs look at your Market?

Lecture 8: What do VCs think about your Product or Service?

Lecture 9: How do VCs evaluate You and your Management Team?

Lecture 10: Why is Exit Strategy important to VCs?

Lecture 11: Why are Barriers to Entry important?

Lecture 12: How do VCs consider your Competition?

Lecture 13: What Financial Information is important to VCs?

Lecture 14: What is the typical VC Decision Making Process?

Lecture 15: Seed Stage VC's Decision Tree

Lecture 16: Project: Evaluate Your Own Startup

Chapter 11: What Questions Should You Ask Venture Capital?

Lecture 1: 36 Questions to Ask a VC Overview

Lecture 2: 36 Questions to Ask a VC Part 1 – Fund Profile

Lecture 3: 36 Questions to Ask a VC Part 2 – Investment Style

Lecture 4: 36 Questions to Ask a VC Part 3 – Deal Flow

Lecture 5: 36 Questions to Ask a VC Part 4 – Process

Lecture 6: 36 Questions to Ask a VC Part 5 – Structure

Lecture 7: 36 Questions to Ask a VC Part 6 – Value Added

Lecture 8: Key Questions That You Can Expect a VC to Ask You

Chapter 12: How to Attract and Engage Investors

Lecture 1: How to Attract and Engage Investors Section Intro

Lecture 2: How Venture Capitalists Make Money

Lecture 3: How Angel Investors Make Money

Lecture 4: Additional Benefits from Venture Capital

Lecture 5: What does an Investor Look for?

Lecture 6: How Can You Identify Relevant Venture Capital Investors?

Lecture 7: How to get yourself on Investors' Radar?

Chapter 13: How to Email Venture Capital and Angel Investors

Lecture 1: How to Write an Introductory Email to an Investor

Lecture 2: The Power of Forwardable Emails

Lecture 3: How NOT to email investors

Lecture 4: How to Find an Investors Email Address (if you don't have it)

Chapter 14: Now we discuss the networking and engagement process in more detail to show you

Lecture 1: The Investment Process Section Intro

Lecture 2: Investment Process – First Meeting

Lecture 3: Investment Process – Pre-Term Sheet (4 Weeks)

Lecture 4: Investment Process – Post Term Sheet (2-4 Months)

Chapter 15: What You Need to Know to Present Your Business to Investors

Lecture 1: How to Deliver a 60 Second Pitch

Lecture 2: The Sixteen Magic Words Investors Want to Hear from You

Lecture 3: How to Write a One Pager for a VC

Lecture 4: Top Tips on Preparing to Pitch Investors