In order to successfully scale, most new ventures will need to seek outside funding from venture capitalists or angel investors.  Raising money to fund a new venture involves entrepreneurs and investors in a challenging and critical process.  Investors will evaluate startups on two dimensions:  product/market fit and financial potential.  Therefore it is critical for entrepreneurs to know how to: 1)  develop a business strategy that optimizes product/market fit and 2) build a financial model that demonstrates the financial potential of the company.

Some of the specific skills developed in this workshop will include:

• How to identify and evaluate new business opportunities
• Market identification, sizing, trends and analysis
• Development and assessment of competitive and business strategies for companies in different areas (biotech, IT and engineering)
• Building financial models for new ventures
• Financial forecasting and valuation for start-ups
• Methods of structuring start-ups (holding company/subsidiary) and corresponding investment/exit strategies for founders/investors
• Sources of & mechanisms for financing startups (e.g. convertible loans, equity investment and share swap) & their pros and cons
• Different fundraising options, their pros and cons, strategies for different options
• Factors that will affect investors’ decision-making when evaluating financial plans and investments
• Strategies for negotiating funding deals

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