This course develops and illustrates a set of tools needed to provide accounting and related functions for private, entrepreneurial firms. The class follows the life-cycle of a business that originates as a start-up and will cover the accounting-related financial metrics, and the managerial, financial and tax accounting issues that are needed by an entrepreneur.
We will cover topics relevant at the earliest stages of a business, such as setting up the initial accounting infrastructure and tracking the company's Capitalization Table, move on to growth-stage issues such as how to most effectively scale up the firm, and end with discussion about the company’s exit. The exit would typically be to a strategic buyer, a private equity firm, or via going public using an IPO, SPAC or direct listing.
