15.431 | Spring 2011 | Graduate

Entrepreneurial Finance

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1 Introduction and overview of entrepreneurial finance
2 DermaCare
Business Valuation
3 Discounted cash flow (DCF) and the venture capital method
4 Netflix
5 Real option valuation
6 Real option valuation (cont.)
Deal Structure
7 Genzyme/Geltex
8 Deal structure
9 Walnut Venture Associates (A) and (D)
10 Deal structure (cont.)
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)
21 Grand Junction
Guest: Michael Szeto (Managing Director of Private Equity, WR Hambrecht)
22 Blackstone
23 Final review

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