What needs to be said generally about valuating a business idea?
Valuation techniques: What 5 techniques are mentioned in the lecture?
Which is one most often used in practice? (Marked in red)
Generally drawing attention to the question how you can come up with the right valuation for your company: What do you have to bear in mind talking about the right valuation?
What is the crucial component with which the techniques of valuation and its nature of valuating changes?
Explain the Berkus Method and list ups it’s Pro’s and Con’s!
Explain the Rule of Thirds and list ups it’s Pro’s and Con’s!
Sumup the 4 pillars to receive a fair offer from financing entities! In other words how to get a fair deal!
5 Groundrules for approaching investors: Name all 5!
Groundrule 1: Do your homework on your backers, explain what is meant by this!
Groundrule 2: Create an investor wish list, explain what is meant by this!
There is another general rule here you would like to follow. Which is it?
Groundrule 3: Prove the validity of your business idea:
Name the 3 Tips you should follow!
Groundrule 4: Clean up your financials: Explain the idea!
List up the 3 advises under this topic!
Groundrule 5: Line up your team: Explain the idea!
Name the 3 characteristics you want to prof to have within your team!
Name 3 examples for reasons why good ideas failed!
Common finance reasons for start-ups to fail? Name two!
Key-pitfalls of a start-up CFO discussed in the lecture. List all 5!
Pitfall 1: Not including a litquidity buffer in your budget: What problem comes with this short liquidity?
How can you compensate the pitfall? Name both recommendations!
Also mentioned: choose your bank-account wisely (better to be near to your place)
Pitfall 2: Losing strategic flexibility: Name the specific risk that comes with the pitfall!
Name the 2 retaining measures!
Pitfall 3: Mismatching finance and expense structures: explain the risk!
What is the reasonable measure to pursue? Name both recommendation how to align your finance with your expenses!
Pitfall 4: Underestimate the role of Business Angels: What is the given risk (take VC into account)?
Name the two recommendations to manage the Business Angel network!
Pitfall 5: Putting too much hope in investors ‘maybe’: What is the potential risk you are facing?
What are the 2 recommendation to stay away from this pitfall?
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