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Venture Capital 
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Venture Capital
 at 
Harvard University 
Overview

This course focuses on the venture capital cycle and typical venture-backed start-up companies

Duration

4 days

Total fee

11,750

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Course Level

UG Certificate

Venture Capital
 at 
Harvard University 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate after completion of the course
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Venture Capital
 at 
Harvard University 
Course details

Skills you will learn
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  • This course focuses on the venture capital cycle and typical venture-backed start-up companies
  • It covers the venture fund structure and related venture capital objectives and investment strategies, intellectual property, and common organizational issues encountered in the formation of start-ups
  • It covers matters relating to initial capitalization and early stage equity incentive and compensation arrangements, valuation methodologies, challenges of fundraising, due diligence, financing strategies, and harvesting
  • Students critically examine investment terms found in term sheets and the dynamics of negotiations between the owners and the venture capitalist
  • The course examines the role of venture capitalists in providing value addition during the growth phase for portfolio companies
  • Alternate financing channels that include incubators, accelerators, crowd-funding, angels, and super-angels are studied in depth
  • The system of rules, practices, and processes by which start-ups are directed and controlled and the typical dynamics that play out between the venture capitalist and the entrepreneur are an integral part of this course
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Venture Capital
 at 
Harvard University 
Curriculum

Management

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Venture Capital
 at 
Harvard University 
Faculty details

Viney Sawhney
Designation : President, Boston National Capital Partners

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