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  • 9 months course
  • Both offline & online sessions
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  • Certificate of completion
  • Renowned Faculty
Curriculum

32 Topics
Foundations of Venture Capital
What is Venture Capital?
Understand the VC Deal Flow Process
Recognize the Risks and Rewards for Venture Investors
Identify Startup Ecosystem Stakeholders
Learn How to Source Quality Deal Flow
What Makes a Good VC Investment?
Assess a Founding Team
Pressure-Test Founder Assumptions
Quantify the size of a Market
Identify Which Metrics Matter Most When Evaluating Startups
What Matters in a Term Sheet?
Understand Financial and Governance Negotiations
Differentiate between Priced Equity; Convertible Note; and SAFE Round
Calculate Ownership Dilution across the Life of a Startup
Understand Market Norms in Term Sheet Negotiations
How Do You Value a Startup?
Understand Different Valuation Methods and Their Purpose in Assessing Startups
Create a Valuation Scorecard
Quantify and Mitigate Risk
Understand the VC Method
Learn Market Norms around Valuation
How Do You Manage a Portfolio?
Recognize the Role of Investors Post-Investment
Understand Portfolio Construction and Diversification
Calculate the Return of a VC Portfolio
Lessons Learned from 15
000 Pitches
Hear from Investors about Lessons Learned
Identifying Non-Negotiables and Red Flags When Evaluating Startups
Develop a Personal Networking Plan
Launch Your VC Career

36 Topics
Private Equity Investment Cycle
Private Equity Foundations
Define and Discuss PE and Its History
Examine Net Income and Cash Flow in Relation to PE
Identify PE Stages; Challenges; and Perspectives
Study Related Accounting and Calculations Used in PE Valuations
Research the Business Case for PE
What Makes a Good PE Investment?
Identify Key Elements and Measures That Make a Good PE Investment
Examine the Impact of Environment; Social; and Governance (ESG) in PE
Analyze the Elements and Measures of PE Returns
Review PE Research and Evaluate Findings
Calculate Potential Return Using Standard Deviation
How Do You Put the Deal Together?
Identify and Define the Main Components of a PE Deal
Review the Components of PE Deal Sourcing; Time Management; and Relationships
Examine the PE Sales Process
List the Differences Between Public and Private PE Companies
Study the PE Valuation Process and Perform Related Calculations
How Do You Create Value in PE?
Review the Role of Price and Value in a Portfolio Company
Define Levers of Value in the PE Cycle
Identify Purchase Price Requirements
Define Synergies and Their Relationship to PE
Perform Calculations to Create Positive PE Investment Decisions
What Does Success Look Like?
Rigorous Investment Thesis: Public and Private Investment
Exit Strategies: IPO Sale to Strategic Buyer; Sale PE Buyer
Pricing Exiting—Elements of Return
Due Diligence Inquiry: Financial; Legal; and Operational
Leveraged Buyout
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The benefit of Bargain Protections
Risk Management Scenarios
Deal Documentation
Common Merger Agreements

7 Topics
Investing in Emerging Markets
Angel Investing
Leveraged Buyouts/Distressed Asset Investing
Term Sheets: Investor and Entrepreneur Perspectives
Investing in High-Growth Companies/Digital Investing
Trends in PE
Trends in VC

6 Topics
Financial Analysis and Valuation
Deal Camp: Preparing for Private Equity
Venture Capital: Investing in Early-Stage Startups
Real Estate Investing
Investment Strategies
M&A

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