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Financing for Startup Businesses
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 7 hours
  • Course by Duke University
  • Offered by

About

This course will teach you how to manage a startup’s financing strategy, where you will learn how to build capitalization tables (or “cap tables”) in Excel. Cap tables will help you explore different financing strategies for your startup company and determine which financing decisions are best for your entrepreneurial venture. You will also learn about innovations in the digital space that allow new ways to finance entrepreneurial ventures. These include different forms of crowdfunding, and alternative credit scoring mechanisms based on web-based data. This course concludes with a module featuring cutting edge research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business on the financial technology industry. In this module, you will learn how financial technology companies are disrupting the credit scoring industry by developing new methods for credit scoring using consumers’ digital footprints. In addition, you will explore how financial technology platforms have introduced new, experimental forms of financing, such as crowdfunding.

Modules

Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction

Preferred Equity

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Preferred Equity

Capitalization Tables

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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4 Videos

  • Capitalization Tables Part 1
  • Capitalization Tables Part 2
  • Capitalization Tables Part 3
  • Capitalization Tables Part 4

1 Readings

  • Capitalization Table Spreadsheet

Raising Capital from Venture Investors Graded Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Raising Capital from Venture Investors Graded Quiz

Exiting VC Investment

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Exiting VC Investment

Scenario I Video and Case 1

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Scenario I video and Case 1

Scenario II video and Case 2

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Scenario II video and Case 2

Scenario III video and Case 3

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Scenario III video and Case 3

Scenario IV video and Case 4

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Scenario IV video and Case 4

Wrap-up

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Wrap-up

Exiting Venture Investments Graded Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Exiting Venture Investments Graded Quiz

Introduction to Crowdfunding

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Crowdfunding

Peer-to-Peer Lending: An Auction Based Entry

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to Peer to Peer Lending

1 Readings

  • Adverse Incentives in Crowdfunding

The early days of Peer-to-Peer Lending: The setup and adverse selection issues

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Peer to Peer Lending: General Setup

Peer-to-Peer Lending: The issues and reasons for platforms to morph

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Issues and Reasons for Platforms to Morph

The evolution of peer-to-peer lending: The advent of Reintermediation

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • The Advent of Reintermediation

1 Readings

  • Reintermediation in FinTech: Evidence from Online Lending

The evolution of peer-to-peer lending: Reintermediation and the entry of institutions

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Reintermediation and the Entry of Institutions

Introduction to other kinds of Crowdfunding

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Other Kinds of Crowdfunding

1 Readings

  • Kickstarter Projects

Equity based Crowdfunding

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Equity Based Crowdfunding

1 Readings

  • Spotlight on Crowdfunding

Rewards based crowdfunding: the Kickstarter model

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Rewards Based Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding Graded Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Crowdfunding Graded Quiz

Understanding credit bureau scores

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Credit Bureau Scores

1 Readings

  • FICO Score

Credit Scoring using digital footprints: Why might this be important?

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Credit Scoring Using Digital Footprints

1 Readings

  • On the rise of FinTechs - Credit Scoring using Digital Footprints

Defining a “Bare Bones” Digital Footprint

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1 Videos

  • Defining a "Bare Bones" Digital Footprint

How well does a digital footprint do compared to traditional credit bureau scores?

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  • Digital Footprints and Credit Bureau Scores

Does the digital footprint predict future credit scores? What is the economic impact of introducing digital footprint?

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  • Does the Digital Footprint Predict Future Credit Scores?

Cases of companies using digital footprints; new innovations in credit bureau scores

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Cases of Companies Using Digital Footprints

1 Readings

  • UltraFICO

Credit Scoring Through Digital Footprints Graded Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Credit Scoring Through Digital Footprints Graded Quiz

Auto Summary

Discover the essentials of managing a startup’s financing strategy with this expert-led course from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Gain practical skills in building capitalization tables in Excel and explore innovative financing methods like crowdfunding and alternative credit scoring. Perfect for professionals, the 420-minute course offers flexible subscription options to suit your needs. Embrace the future of financial technology and make informed decisions for your entrepreneurial venture.

Manju Puri
Instructors

Manju Puri

David Robinson
Instructors

David Robinson