Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital

Honestly on of the best and most informative classes during my time at Nova. And definitely a must take for everyone interested in a career in VC.

The workload is quite high with weekly cases, meaningful participation, two in class tests, a startup pitch, and then the exam in the end.

But overall definitely worth it especially during the in-class discussions you learn a lot and the professor is very knowledgeable.

If you split the cases in your group definitely still have a look so you can participate in the discussion which is, in most cases, a big part of the class.

The teaching is heavily based on case studies (13 full pages + on notes average) to read at home and discuss in class, seldom on problem sets. Bi-weekly. Participating in class discussion is graded, reflecting 20% of the final grade. The written exams are not very difficult tho. Course content is very interesting, maybe a bit redundant towards the end, I would definitely recommend this course if you are into VC or entrepreneurship. I would say the weekly workload is high, but worth it.

Surprisingly, this was one of the best courses I took. Going into it, I was expecting vague, low-quality material, as I believed startup valuation to be one of the most fabricated subjects in finance, requiring little analytical rigor or valuation expertise. The course completely changed my mind, for several reasons.

First, class participation is mandatory and meaningfully graded. Participation is not about speaking for the sake of it. The Teaching Assistant expects relevant, well-reasoned contributions that can be defended. I received an 18 in class participation by contributing in a very...