Selected lecture notes are available below.
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and overview of entrepreneurial finance | |
| 2 | DermaCare | |
| Business Valuation | ||
| 3 | Discounted cash flow (DCF) and the venture capital method | (PDF) |
| 4 | Netflix | |
| 5 | Real option valuation | (PDF) |
| 6 | Real option valuation (cont.) | |
| Deal Structure | ||
| 7 | Genzyme/Geltex | |
| 8 | Deal structure | (PDF) |
| 9 | Walnut Venture Associates (A) and (D) | |
| 10 | Deal structure (cont.) | (PDF) |
| 11 | Guest: John H. Chory (Partner, WilmerHale Venture Group) | |
| 12 | Metapath | |
| Team Sheet Negotiation | ||
| 13 | BNI Video Guests: Conrad Clemson (Founder and CEO, BNI Video) and Carl Stjernfeldt (General Partner, Castile Ventures) | |
| 14 | BNI Video Guest: Carl Stjernfeldt (General Partner, Castile Ventures) | |
| Venture Capital Funds | ||
| 15 | Guest: Dr. William Janeway (Senior Advisor, Warburg Pincus) | |
| 16 | Portfolio and partnership Guest: Carl Stjernfeldt (General Partner, Castile Ventures) | |
| 17 | VC Vignettes Guest: Carl Stjernfeldt (General Partner, Castile Ventures) | |
| 18 | Grove Street Advisors - September 2009 Guest: Christopher E. Yang (General Partner, Grove Street Advisors) | |
| 19 | Forte Ventures | |
| Exit | ||
| 20 | Initial public offering (IPO) Guest: Michael Szeto (Managing Director of Private Equity, WR Hambrecht) | (PDF - 1.0MB) (Courtesy of Michael Szeto. Used with permission.) |
| 21 | Grand Junction Guest: Michael Szeto (Managing Director of Private Equity, WR Hambrecht) | (PDF) (Courtesy of Michael Szeto. Used with permission.) |
| 22 | Blackstone | |
| 23 | Final review | (PDF) |