Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital

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...