Why you should invest in startups
5.0 (3)
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Understand the decision-making process and design your first investment strategy in 3 weeks.
Why you should invest in startups
5.0 (3)
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Understand the decision-making process and design your first investment strategy in 3 weeks.
Course overview
How to develop an angel investment strategy
Investing in startups is risky business, but it can be more financially rewarding than most other types of investment. Angel investing can also become a full time or part time profession.
This course is designed for investors who are considering early stage startup investing, but aren’t sure where to begin and for newbie angel investors who’ve made the first investments, but want to develop a more strategic approach and efficient process.
The primary takeaways from the course are a clearer sense of whether angel investing is right for you and a plan to invest at the level that feels right for you.
Who is this course for
01
You are a founder who needs to understand investor logic and criteria better for your next fundraise, and expand your investor network.
02
You are a corporate employee looking to explore angel investing for a part of your income, but are unsure of where to begin.
03
You are an aspiring investor, who wants to learn the fundamentals of venture asset class and structure your way forward.
Key outcomes
Materials
- Workbook and presentations
- Angel profile checklist
- Startup evaluation checklist
- Due diligence checklist
- Investment strategy template
- Personalized list of recommendations re investor & founder networks and platforms
Risk Profile
Understanding your reasons to invest in startups, your skills and talents, risk perception, passions and preferences, and networks to define a fitting investment strategy.
Startup Assessment
Learning the basic principles of startup assessment, practicing it repeatedly, gaining visibility and conducting your own research.
Due Diligence
Divide and conquer: find partners while understanding the mechanics of due diligence. Learn how to walk away from a risk that you personally are not willing to take.
Decision-Making
Creating a repeatable and coherent decision-making framework that works individually for you. Matching your skills, risk profile, financial capacity to an individual investment strategy that evolves over time.
What’s included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Olga Duka in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
11 lessons • 6 projects
Week 1
Week 2
Introduction to Angel Investing
Instructor office hours
Startup Evaluation Basics
Week 3
Building Your Angel Profile
Instructor office hours
Due Diligence for Startups and Investors
Week 4
Decision-Making Framework
Instructor office hours
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Course schedule
4-8 hours per week
Tuesdays & Thursdays
11am – 12:30pm EST / 17pm –18:30pm CET
Plus we hold instructor office hours every Wednesday for 1 hour.
Weekly projects
1-4 hours per week
We will have pre-work items and in-session exercises, and instructor office hours, making the course as practical as possible.
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Why you should invest in startups
A few words from our alumni
Sarune Smalakyte
Martynas Kandzeras
Tauras Pėstininkas
Marta Rautenschild
Meet your instructor
Olga Duka
Olga Duka
GP @ Improve Ventures, Co-founder at BAS
Olga is a General Partner at Improve Ventures, an early stage VC, that invests in exceptional teams in Africa, Latam and SE/SEA.
She is an asset management professional and talent development specialist, working at the intersection of science, technology, culture and education for the last 15 years.
Previously, Olga was a co-founder and operator in multiple early-stage ventures in 10+ industries across 3 continents. She also worked extensively with accelerators, venture studios, angel networks, early-stage VCs, corporate investors and P/E.
She joined Business Angel School as a co-founder back in 2021 to expand the variety of programs and amplify the network effect.
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Hands-on, interactive, systematic - and fun
Systematic Approach
Checklist, template and framework are our favourite key words.
Hand-on Training
Learning by doing, rinse, repeat.
Interactive workshops
Learn in a group, in small breakouts, peer-to-peer, and on your own.
Fun
We put fun in funding.
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