LECTURE NOTES IN ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE FOR DIGITAL ECONOMY

This book is intended to be used as a basis for developing courses in entrepreneurial finance. While many universities, particularly in the United States, have entrepreneurial finance on their curriculum, there is often a gap between the large selection of entrepreneurship courses and courses providing applicable hard skills in finance and accounting. Early-stage ventures cannot succeed without capital and careful management of cash flow for example. Entrepreneurs need skills, such as how to negotiate with investors, so that they don't end up giving up the control of their venture too early. This book aims to fill this gap by providing guidelines for how successful courses can be set up to train finance, accounting, and corporate strategy students for a career in the start-up and venture capital industry.

Contents:
PrefaceAbout the AuthorAuthor's NoteIntroduction to Finance for EntrepreneursDeveloping the Business IdeaManaging Cash FlowTypes and Costs of Financial Capital: Projecting Financial StatementsValuing Early-Stage VenturesVenture Capital Valuation MethodsIn-Semester Test InstructionsPitching 101Crowdfunding, Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Crypto and AIEfficient Markets, Monopolies (Oligopolies) and StartupsEarly-Stage InvestorsEntrepreneurial EcosystemsAppendix: The Business Model CanvasBibliographyIndex
Readership: University educators and professors, venture capital consultants and trainers.

Key Features:
Provides methods on how to train students to gain job-ready skills in entrepreneurial finance such as cash budgeting, financial forecasting, and venture valuation methodShows how students can learn business model evaluation techniques and how to pitch a business idea to prospective investors