Entrepreneurial Finance

Description from DukeHub

This course covers key topics for venture investors and startup founders working with venture capital. Students will gain a solid understanding of the structure of venture capital funds, the role of risk versus return, and capital staging. The course also addresses the impact of dilution, expected returns, and important considerations around control and ownership. Additionally, students will explore essential terms that influence control, while developing a clear understanding of how business strategy aligns with financing decisions. This prepares students to navigate venture capital from both investor and founder perspectives.

Skills

• financedescription: "venture capital" and 3 more

AI-resilient: 1 of 5 1/5

• No: Physical, lab or field work
• No: Live work with people
• ✓Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "risk"
• No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
• No: Small, in-person format

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works

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