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Startup Valuation Methods
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 6 hours
  • Course by Duke University
  • Offered by

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How do different types of investors think about an investment opportunity? What kind of securities and contracts do they offer? How should a company decide what is a "good deal"? This course is designed to introduce you to the challenges and pitfalls of financing new enterprises. You will learn the basic tools for valuating companies, including using discounted cashflow analysis in Excel and understanding how to apply this model to your entrepreneurial venture. You will then learn how valuation works with different types of securities that investors use to finance startups, from bank loans to venture capital to angel investing.

Modules

Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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  • Introduction to Valuation

Determining Cash Flows

    • 1 Videos
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  • Determining Cash Flows

Determining a Discount Rate

    • 2 Videos
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  • Time Value of Money
  • Obtaining the Discount Rate

Comparables Valuation

    • 1 Videos
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  • Comparables Valuation

Introduction and the Basics of Valuation Graded Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Introduction and the Basics of Valuation Graded Quiz

Creating an Income Statement from the Assumptions in the Case

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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  • Discounted Cash Flow Valuation
  • Income Statement: Revenues

1 Readings

  • Kale and Kombucha

Determining CAPEX and Net Working Capital

    • 4 Videos
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  • Income Statement: Other Items
  • Income Statement: Depreciation
  • Income Statement: Complete the Calcs
  • Income Statement: Working Capital

Completing the Free Cash Flows Projection

    • 2 Videos
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  • Income Statement: Free Cash Flows
  • Assumption of Future Growth

Valuing the Firm, Checking the Terminal Value

    • 2 Videos
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  • Present Value of Cash Flows
  • Market Value of Assets

Building your First Excel Valuation Model Graded Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Building your First Excel Valuation Model Graded Quiz

Discount Rates Revisited

    • 2 Videos
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  • Recap Discount Rate
  • Adding Probability of Failure

Interpreting Business Plans

    • 1 Videos
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  • Interpreting Business Plans

Adjusting Discount Rates

    • 1 Videos
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  • Adjusting Discount Rates

Valuation of High-growth Startups Graded Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Valuation of High-growth Startups Graded Quiz

Introduction to Financing Options for Entrepreneurial Ventures

    • 1 Videos
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  • Introduction to Financing Options for Entrepreneurial Ventures

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  • Introduction to Financing Options for Entrepreneurial Ventures

Understanding Debt

    • 1 Videos
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  • Understanding Debt

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  • Understanding Debt

Venture Capital

    • 1 Videos
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  • Venture Capital

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  • Venture Capital

What is a VC Investor? VC Funds

    • 1 Videos
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  • VC Funds

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  • What is a VC Investor? VC Funds

How VCs Value Businesses

    • 1 Videos
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  • How Do VCs Value Businesses

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  • How VCs Value Businesses

The VC Method

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  • The VC Method

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  • The VC Method

Term Sheets

    • 1 Videos
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  • Term Sheets

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  • Term Sheets

Option Pool

    • 1 Videos
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  • Option Pool

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  • Option Pool

Understanding Anti-Dilution

    • 1 Videos
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  • Understanding Anti-Dilution

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  • Understanding Anti-Dilution

Venture Capital Overview Graded Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Venture Capital Overview Graded Quiz

Angel Investors

    • 1 Videos
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  • Angel Investors

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  • Angel Investors

Angel Securities

    • 1 Videos
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  • Angel Securities

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  • Angel Securities

Angel Term Sheets

    • 1 Videos
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  • Angel Term Sheets

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  • Angel Term Sheets

Capped Conversion Price

    • 1 Videos
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  • Capped Conversion Prices

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  • Capped Conversion Price

Angel Conclusion

    • 1 Videos
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  • Course Conclusion

Angel Investor Overview Graded Quiz

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  • Angel Investor Overview Graded Quiz

Auto Summary

"Startup Valuation Methods" is a professional course in Business & Management offered by Coursera. It focuses on the challenges of financing new enterprises, teaching tools for valuating companies using discounted cashflow analysis in Excel. You'll explore different securities used by investors, from bank loans to venture capital. Ideal for professionals, the course spans 360 minutes and is available via a Starter subscription.

Manuel Adelino
Instructors

Manuel Adelino

David Robinson
Instructors

David Robinson