Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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A Note on Valuation of Venture Capital Deals
Hellmann, ThomasCase SGSB-E95 Spanish VersionEntrepreneurshipThe note discusses some of the fundamental issues of valuation in venture capital deals. The topics discussed are not necessarily limited to venture capital backed companies, but they frequently surface in entrepreneurial companies that are financed either by venture capitalists or other private equity investors. The note has five sections: (1) introduces the so-called venture capital method, (2) examines the problem of determining the terminal v...Starting at €8.20
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SpiffyTerm, Inc. January 2000
Hellmann, ThomasCase SGSB-SM86 Spanish VersionStrategySpiffyTerm, Inc. is a fictional case that is meant to teach students about the term sheets commonly used in venture capital deals. At the time of the case, the three company founders concentrate on understanding the term sheet just received from a Silicon Valley venture capital firm (included in the case) and, considering the current and anticipated future financing rounds, collaborate to determine what valuation and other terms they should barga...Starting at €8.20
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Gary Loveman and Harrah's Entertainment
Jeffrey Pfeffer, Victoria ChangCase SGSB-OB45-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 1998, 38-year-old Gary Loveman was perfectly content with his job as an untenured associate professor at the Harvard Business School (HBS). He was a popular teacher with standing room only classes in service management. He lived comfortably with his family in Massachusetts and had successful consulting engagements and executive education assignments with companies such as Harrah’s Entertainment. His prospects for his tenure review, coming up i...Starting at €8.20