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LEAN FINANCE FOR STARTUPS [INTRO]
Rating: 4.1 out of 5(55 ratings)
6,386 students

LEAN FINANCE FOR STARTUPS [INTRO]

Learn how Facebook and other successful companies drive growth.
Created byFinance for Entrepreneurs
Last updated 3/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • learn how to build a financial model, value a company, and raise the right type of capital
  • understand how to find revenue and expense assumptions
  • understand how to determine the best source of capital for your company
  • understand how to find and pitch investors
  • learn how to read and construct financial statements

Course content

3 sections • 9 lectures • 56m total length

  • Overview4:50

    Build a bottom-up financial model for your target audience and value your company. Explore capital options, pricing strategy, and competitive landscape to align your team.

  • Revenue Models5:02

    Survey seven standard revenue models—e-tail, retail, subscriptions, sales force and marketplace, commission, ads, and usage-based pricing—and explore innovative shifts guided by buyer willingness to pay.

  • Financial Statements2:54

    Build a lean financial model focused on the income statement, linking revenue and expenses to cash flow and the balance sheet, using arpu, cac, and cogs.

  • Income Statement3:25
  • Balance Sheet1:34

    Identify cash, inventory, and accounts receivable on the balance sheet and analyze how inventory levels and accounts receivable affect cash flow and a 6–12 month runway.

  • Financial Structure3:27

Requirements

  • basic understanding of excel or a willingness to learn

Description

Building a company? Learn how SMART entrepreneurs raise the RIGHT type of capital FAST.


Lili Balfour has advised over 100 companies, who have gone on to raise over $200 million from investors around the world. She is the author of Master the Finance Game, a Wall Street Journal Guest Mentor, a contributor at Fox Business News, a blogger for The Huffington Post, a guest contributor for HuffPost Live, and a guest lecturer at UC Berkeley.

ABOUT THE COURSE

Lean Finance for Startups - Introduction is an easy-to-follow tutorial on finance for entrepreneurs. All students will learn how to read and understand financial statements as well as develop a revenue model.

STUDENT REVIEWS

"This course is surely a must have for those who want to have a reasonable and reliable financial plan, even if it's just the introduction. I'm going to take the full course." Maksim

"She has a pleasant voice and great organization of the material. The information was put together thoughtfully, there were just places where a little more explanation of terms might have been helpful. Overall I learned some new information and am grateful for the experience." Jai

COMMUNITY

Lili Balfour spent over 20 years in investment management and investment banking in Silicon Valley and NYC before founding Atelier Advisors in 2007. Her goal is to provide investment banking services to early-stage companies, which are typically ignored by investment banks. Over the past seven years, she has advised over 100 startups on their funding strategy. She has coached established brands (Bag, Borrow, or Steal, Visual IQ, Alpha Theory, Derivix, Erin Fetherston, and Peeled Snacks) and pre-revenue startups looking for seed capital via crowd funding.

Check out our Weekly Wednesday Webcast on YouTube.

Who this course is for:

  • aspiring entrepreneurs and active entrepreneurs

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