Introduction
This resource complements your core teaching about sources of funding for enterprise. It helps learners consider the factors that investors will assess and which create future value for a startup or scaleup, starting with creating new customer value that competitors cannot easily copy.
Learners are introduced in simple terms to some ways in which an investor might value a startup by considering risks areas and comparing the startup to benchmark companies in its sector.
What's in this resource?
This resource consists of:
- An overview video which can be watched on its own or shown in part to the class to support the lessons. Use the chapters to navigate along the video.
- A student resource which contains key information related to the subject, diagrams, questions and a case study.
- A teacher guide with advise about how to deliver the subjects and suggestions for classroom activities.
- An interactive tool you can use to test understanding.
Suggested learning outcomes
Learners will be able to:
- list key sources of value in a startup enterprise
- describe what factors influence a pre-revenue valuation
- explain how the scorecard and venture capital (VC) valuation methods are applied to value a revenue-generating startup or scaleup.
Topics covered
- Enterprise.
- Sources of funding for startups.
- Financial and economic concepts.