Bachelor
2024/2025
International Practices of Startups and Venture Investment
Type:
Elective course (International Relations)
Area of studies:
International Relations
Delivered by:
School of World Economy
When:
3 year, 3, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Tatiana Pospelova
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course introduces students and prospective entrepreneurs to the ingredients required to successfully create and finance a start-up company. The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the venture capital industry, its role in the economy, its participants and operations. Students will learn the types of investors and deals that are available to entrepreneurs today and reviews theinvestment process. During the course students will analyses which markets to enter, best ways to enter these markets, forecast the impact of global expansion and keep business growing.
Learning Objectives
- Knowledge of the basic concepts of venture management, methods and tools of venture investment
- Develop the skills to identify business opportunities, create a business plans and plan to attract venture capital investments
- Understanding the political, economic, social and cultural features in the field of venture business
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of the formats and directions for the development of digital entrepreneurship
- Understanding the entrepreneurial process and the skills needed to be an entrepreneur
- Be able to analyze barriers to entry in the development of startups in international
Course Contents
- Types and structure of entrepreneurial capital.
- Business financing sources
- Classification and characteristics of sources, tools and mechanisms for attracting funds of the life cycle of an entrepreneurial structure.
- The human factor in entrepreneurial activity.
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 4th module0.15 * Analytical Essay + 0.1 * Extra Activity + 0.3 * Final Exam + 0.15 * Oral Report + 0.3 * activity at the seminar
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Breznitz, D., Forman, C., & Wen, W. (2018). The Role of Venture Capital in the Formation of a New Technological Ecosystem: Evidence from the Cloud. MIS Quarterly, 42(4), 1143–1169. https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2018/13577
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Green, M. B. (2012). Venture Capital : International Comparions. Hoboken: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=506715