Award Winning Business School Prof, Ivy League MBA that Worked at Goldman. Currently a Venture Capitalist @ Top a VC.
The curriculum utilizes practical examples, such as the acquisition of Instagram by Facebook, to illustrate M&A and valuation concepts.
Instruction covers the creation of proforma financial models and private company valuation structures.
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This image displays an Excel financial model with columns for revenue, costs, and margins, featuring yellow sticky notes that explain the specific assumptions behind the forecasted numbers.
This slide displays a DealBook article about Facebook's $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, illustrating a real-world M&A case study used in the course.
This educational slide explains the role of investment bankers in an Initial Public Offering (IPO), detailing how they work with lawyers to create legal documents like the S-1 filing.
This slide displays a Yahoo Finance screenshot for Microsoft Corporation, showing key valuation metrics like market capitalization and P/E ratio used in financial analysis.
The content focuses on broad overviews, which may lack the granular forecasting and valuation depth required for advanced technical mastery. One signal from a pre-update review suggests these gaps persist, though the update label does not prove a correction has been made.
Learner signals suggest potential issues with low audio volume and a lack of screen sharing during technical explanations. These reports originated in reviews predating the displayed update, so the current state of delivery remains uncertain.
The curriculum aligns with the target audience's interest in IPOs and modeling, though some find the scope narrower than expected.
