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HU Credits:
1
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Business Administration
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof marco darin
Coordinator Office Hours:
by appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof marco darin
Course/Module description:
The course will cover a selection of topics in entrepreneurial finance. The goal is to to provide you with a deep understanding of the financing of entrepreneurial firms, building on the ‘Introduction to the venture capital world’ course.
Course/Module aims:
The goal is to to provide you with a deep understanding of the financing of entrepreneurial firms,
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
The course is analytical and aims to teach you how to apply economics, finance, and corporate strategy concepts to solve practical business situation
Attendance requirements(%):
80%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Class discussions and case studies. The course has an analytical nature more than an institutional or descriptive one. It will also provide some practical exercises, both through case discussion and through exercises.
Course/Module Content:
- How to understand entrepreneurial finance.
- How to understand investors: the FUEL framework.
- How to evaluate business opportunities.
- How investors contribute to creating value.
- Understanding the economics of term sheets.
- Understanding staged financing.
Required Reading:
The textbook for the course is: “Fundamental of Entrepreneurial Finance” by Marco Da Rin and Thomas Hellmann (OUP, forthcoming). Draft chapters are available on Moodle.
We will use the following case studies, which are available for purchase on the Harvard Business School Press website (at a discount) at the following URL: (details disclosed two weeks before the course starts)
Microsoft's IP Ventures
HBS 810096
edocs, Inc. (A)
HBS 200015
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