Technology Entrepreneurship

  1. Financing the Venture
    1. Financial Fundamentals for Startups
      1. Financial Statements
        1. Income Statement
          1. Balance Sheet
            1. Cash Flow Statement
              1. Statement of Equity
              2. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Metrics
                1. Revenue Metrics
                  1. Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)
                    1. Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)
                      1. Revenue Growth Rate
                      2. Customer Metrics
                        1. Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)
                          1. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)
                            1. Churn Rate
                              1. Net Revenue Retention
                              2. Financial Health Metrics
                                1. Burn Rate
                                  1. Runway
                                    1. Gross Margin
                                      1. Unit Economics
                                    2. Financial Modeling and Projections
                                      1. Revenue Forecasting
                                        1. Expense Planning
                                          1. Scenario Analysis
                                            1. Sensitivity Analysis
                                              1. Monte Carlo Simulation
                                              2. Cash Flow Management
                                                1. Cash Flow Forecasting
                                                  1. Working Capital Management
                                                    1. Accounts Receivable Management
                                                      1. Inventory Management
                                                    2. Sources of Funding
                                                      1. Bootstrapping
                                                        1. Personal Savings
                                                          1. Revenue Reinvestment
                                                            1. Customer Prepayments
                                                              1. Asset-Based Financing
                                                              2. Friends and Family
                                                                1. Informal Investment
                                                                  1. Convertible Notes
                                                                    1. Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFE)
                                                                    2. Angel Investors
                                                                      1. Angel Networks
                                                                        1. Super Angels
                                                                          1. Angel Investment Process
                                                                          2. Venture Capital (VC)
                                                                            1. Early-Stage VC
                                                                              1. Growth-Stage VC
                                                                                1. Corporate VC
                                                                                  1. VC Fund Structure
                                                                                  2. Crowdfunding
                                                                                    1. Rewards-Based Crowdfunding
                                                                                      1. Equity Crowdfunding
                                                                                        1. Debt Crowdfunding
                                                                                          1. Crowdfunding Platforms
                                                                                          2. Government Grants and Loans
                                                                                            1. SBIR/STTR Programs
                                                                                              1. Local and Regional Grants
                                                                                                1. Tax Credits
                                                                                                  1. Economic Development Programs
                                                                                                  2. Alternative Financing
                                                                                                    1. Revenue-Based Financing
                                                                                                      1. Venture Debt
                                                                                                        1. Equipment Financing
                                                                                                          1. Invoice Factoring
                                                                                                        2. The Venture Capital Process
                                                                                                          1. Fundraising Strategy
                                                                                                            1. Funding Timeline
                                                                                                              1. Investor Targeting
                                                                                                                1. Fundraising Materials
                                                                                                                2. The Pitch Deck
                                                                                                                  1. Key Slides and Content
                                                                                                                    1. Storytelling Techniques
                                                                                                                      1. Visual Design
                                                                                                                        1. Pitch Delivery
                                                                                                                        2. The Term Sheet
                                                                                                                          1. Key Terms and Clauses
                                                                                                                            1. Valuation Terms
                                                                                                                              1. Control Terms
                                                                                                                                1. Economic Terms
                                                                                                                                  1. Negotiation Points
                                                                                                                                  2. Due Diligence
                                                                                                                                    1. Business Due Diligence
                                                                                                                                      1. Technical Due Diligence
                                                                                                                                        1. Financial Due Diligence
                                                                                                                                          1. Management Due Diligence
                                                                                                                                          2. Valuation Methods
                                                                                                                                            1. Pre-Money vs. Post-Money Valuation
                                                                                                                                              1. Comparable Company Analysis
                                                                                                                                                1. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
                                                                                                                                                  1. Risk-Adjusted Net Present Value
                                                                                                                                                    1. Venture Capital Method
                                                                                                                                                    2. Funding Rounds
                                                                                                                                                      1. Pre-Seed Round
                                                                                                                                                        1. Seed Round
                                                                                                                                                          1. Series A
                                                                                                                                                            1. Series B
                                                                                                                                                              1. Series C and Beyond
                                                                                                                                                                1. Bridge Rounds
                                                                                                                                                              2. Cap Table Management
                                                                                                                                                                1. Cap Table Structure
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Common Stock
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Preferred Stock
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Stock Options
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Warrants
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Dilution Management
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Anti-Dilution Provisions
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Pro Rata Rights
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Preemptive Rights
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Option Pool Planning
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Option Pool Size
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Option Grants
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Vesting Schedules
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Cap Table Modeling
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Scenario Planning
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Exit Modeling
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Waterfall Analysis

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                                                                                                                                                                                      9. Scaling and Growth