FINANCE FOR STARTUPS: EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS TO LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses Venture Capital funding. __________________________________________________________ This brief episode deals with: - Finding VC Funding -- Some Realistic Experiences You may want to refer to a pdf document that summarizes the VC Investment Process. Select this link to view or download the pdf document called THE VC INVESTMENT PROCESS. NOTE: This course contains some videos and spreadsheets with more content and materials that are mentioned in the audio episodes. These are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being made available free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ . The next module will continue the topic of finding Venture Capital funding. . Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses Venture Capital funding. __________________________________________________________ This brief episode deals with: - Finding VC Funding -- What to avoid You may want to refer to a pdf document that summarizes the VC Investment Process. Select this link to view or download the pdf document called THE VC INVESTMENT PROCESS. NOTE: This course contains some videos and spreadsheets with more content and materials that are mentioned in the audio episodes. These are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being made available free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ . The next module will continue the topic of finding Venture Capital funding. . Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses the Venture Capital funding model. __________________________________________________________ There a pdf document in this module with the topic of: - The VC Investment Process Select this link to view or download the pdf document called THE VC INVESTMENT PROCESS. NOTE: This course contains some videos and spreadsheets with more content and materials that are mentioned in the audio episodes. These are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being made available free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD.Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will be on the topic of finding Venture Capital funding. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses an Introduction to Venture Capital. __________________________________________________________ Note: there a video in this module on the topic of: - VC Process flowchart Walk-through; as well as  spreadsheets with the topics of: - Financial Reporting Package 1 and 2. These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will be the Venture Capital funding model. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses the topic of Additional financial reports, including the Waterfall and Dashboard. __________________________________________________________ Note: there a video in this module on the topic of: - Financial Reports Walk-through; as well as  spreadsheets with the topics of: - Financial Reporting Package 1 and 2. These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will be an Introduction to Venture Captial. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses the topic of Accounting Software. __________________________________________________________ Note: there a video in this module on the topic of: - Financial Reports Walk-through; as well as  spreadsheets with the topics of: - Financial Reporting Package 1 and 2. These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will be a discussion about additional financial documents. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses the topics of financial statements -- especially the Balance Sheet. __________________________________________________________ Note: there a video in this module on the topic of: - Financial Reports Walk-through; as well as  spreadsheets with the topics of: - Financial Reporting Package 1 and 2. These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will be a discussion about Accounting Software. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses the topics of Introduction to financial statements -- especially the profit and loss. __________________________________________________________ Note: there a video in this module on the topic of: - Financial Reports Walk-through; as well as  spreadsheets with the topics of: - Financial Reporting Package 1 and 2. These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will continue the discussion about Financial Statements. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses the topics of Near Term Financial Planning. __________________________________________________________ Note: there are 2 videos in this module on the topics of: - Near Term Cash Flow Walk-through; - Excel tutorial part A, B, C and D as well as a spreadsheet with the topic of: - Near term cash flow. These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will be a discussion of the Financial Statements. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses the topics of payables and decreasing cash outflow. __________________________________________________________ Note: there are 2 videos in this module on the topics of: - Near Term Cash Flow Walk-through; - Excel tutorial part A, B, C and D as well as a spreadsheet with the topic of: - Near term cash flow. These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will continue the discussion about Near Term Cash Flow Planning. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses the topics of Cash management and receivables. __________________________________________________________ Note: there are 2 videos in this module on the topics of: - Near Term Cash Flow Walk-through; - Excel tutorial part A, B, C and D as well as a spreadsheet with the topic of: - Near term cash flow. These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will continue the discussion about Payables and decreasing cash outflow. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), discusses the topics of Financial Forecasting and Modeling. __________________________________________________________ Note: there are 2 videos in this module on the topics of: - Financial Plan - Overview; - Financial Plan - Assumptions; - Financial Plan - Summary Tab; - Financial Forecast- Valuation; - Financial Plan - Rev COGS FA; - Financial Plan - P & L - Balance Sheet; - Financial Plan - Cash Flow; - Financial Plan - Variance Graphs; and - Waterfall Report - Video Walk-through as well as 3 spreadsheets with the topics of: - Financial Model  Sample; - Sample financial model template; and - Waterfall Report template. These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will continue the discussion about Introduction to Cash Management and Receivables. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), continues discussing the topic of Valuation for your Business. He will describe the topic of cap structure or Capitalization. Thus, we will have a total of four audio episodes that will step you through the 10 different valuation methods. These had been scheduled for delivery about two episodes per week, ending with an audio episodes about additional valuation issues and options for your startup, as well as this separate topic on Capitalization. __________________________________________________________ Note: there are 2 videos in this module on the topics of: - Valuation Walk-through; and - Capitalization Walk-through as well as 2 spreadsheets with the topics of: - Valuation Sample; and - Valuation Sample 2 These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will continue the discussion about Financial Forecasting and Modeling. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), continues discussing the topic of Valuation for your Business. He will describe additional valuation issues and options for your startup. Thus, we will have a total of four audio episodes that will step you through the 10 different valuation methods. These have been scheduled for delivery about two episodes per week, ending with an audio episode about additional valuation issues and options for your startup, as well as a separate topic on Capitalization. __________________________________________________________ Note: there are 2 videos in this module on the topics of: - Valuation Walk-through; and - Capitalization Walk-through as well as 2 spreadsheets with the topics of: - Valuation Sample; and - Valuation Sample 2 These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will continue the discussion about Capitalization. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Welcome to the Course titled Financial Foundations: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch Successful Startups. This is Premium Content from the venture called Finance for Startups. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/albumart600_lowres-300x300.jpg) In this audio episode, the course author,  Chris Benjamin (also known as the Rogue CFO), continues discussing the topic of Valuation for your Business. He will describe valuation methods 7, 8, 9 and 10. Thus, we will have a total of four audio episodes that will step you through the 10 different valuation methods. These have been scheduled for delivery about two episodes per week, ending with an audio episode about additional valuation issues and options for your startup. __________________________________________________________ Note: there are 2 videos in this module on the topics of: - Valuation Walk-through; and - Capitalization Walk-through as well as 2 spreadsheets with the topics of: - Valuation Sample; and - Valuation Sample 2 These videos and spreadsheets are outside the audio deliverables of the premium content that is being delivered free with this training podcast seminar. If you wish to get the DVD with ALL the videos and other materials besides the documents and the audio files, then please go to episode 31 dated 1 February 2013 (you can go to the Archives list for February, 2013, at the side navigation bar) and listen to the audio episode or read the post for directions on how to obtain the DVD. Thank you for your understanding. ___________________________________________________________ The next module will continue the discussion about Valuation Methods. Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.