Finance for Startups at Coursera Overview
Duration | 6 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Finance for Startups at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Finance for Startups at Coursera Course details
- Finance is one of the key ingredients for successful startups. Many entrepreneurs, however, lack knowledge of finance. This course teaches basic financial knowledge needed in starting and operating startups to entrepreneurs or would-be entrepreneurs who did not major in finance. Students of this course will learn to read and understand financial statements such as balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements. They will also practice simple financial planning of a startup. This course also covers the concept company valuation as well as how startups get funding. This is a practical course aimed at direct application of the knowledge gained into running real startups. It also aims to enable entrepreneurs and would-be-entrepreneurs to understand the "language of finance" so that they can talk to professionals with confidence.
Finance for Startups at Coursera Curriculum
Balance sheet and Income statement
CF1-1 Introduction & Balance Sheet
CF1-2 Left Side of a Balance Sheet
CF1-3 Right Side of a Balance Sheet
CF1-4 Construction of a Balance Sheet
CF1-5 What is an Income Statement
CF1-6 Cost, Expenses & Inventories
CF1-7 Profits & Depreciation
CF1-8 Construction of an Income Statement
Week 1 Lecture Slides
Week 1
Cash flow statement and financial ratios
CF2-1 Cash Flow
CF2-2 Cash Flow Statement Practice
CF2-3 Annual Report
CF2-4 Financial Ratios-Profitability
CF2-5 Financial Ratios-Efficiency
CF2-6 Financial Ratios-Liquidity & Leverage
CF2-7 Financial Ratios Practice
Week 2 Lecture Slides
Week 2
Financial planning and funding
CF3-1 Financial Planning-Cash Flow Statement
CF3-2 Financial Planning-Balance Sheet
CF3-3 Financial Planning-Income Statement
CF3-4 Burn Rate
CF3-5 Seed Funding
CF3-6 Venture Capital Fund
CF3-7 Advice on VC Fundraising
CF3-8 Funding Practice
Week 3 Lecture Slides
Week 3
VC term sheet and valuation
CF4-1 VC Term Sheet
CF4-2 Share Price
CF4-3 Liquidation Preference
CF4-4 Term Sheet-Control Terms
CF4-5 Term Sheet Practice
CF4-6 Three Core Things in Valuation
CF4-7 Valuation Methods
CF4-8 Valuation Practice
Week 4 Lecture Slides
Week 4
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