This course will expose the student to the variety and diversity of funding alternatives for early ventures in Chile, exploring the potential that incubation activities have when launching a new project. Building on that knowledge, he will be exposed to a subject that has been systematically talked-about in the entrepreneurial, governmental and academic circles of Europe and USA during the past three years. Crowdfunding has been championed as the main financial innovation of the last decades, and therefore students will immerse into concepts that will enable them to participate in the global conversation, with particular interest in assessing Crowdfunding as a potential tool to catalyze his own entrepreneurial ideas. Some of the questions that are expected to be answered by the end of the course are: What is the scope of funding alternatives for my project? How does Chile compare in terms of a start-up ecosystem? What market challenge does crowdfunding solve and how can I benefit from it? Will crowdfunding survive, and how?
Based on lectures and seminar work, it is expected that the student will acquire/apply the following knowledge and skills:
- “Thinking outside the box” in regards to the financial services industry
- A clear perspective of the different funding alternatives for start-ups in Chile
- Awareness of the main drivers for success when pitching an idea to private investors
- Understanding of the collaborative and disruptive elements of Crowdfunding
- A method to assess the suitability of Crowdfunding platforms for specific project subjects, encouraging them to envision their own entrepreneurial ventures
- Understanding of the Crowdfunding industry dynamics: main privacy, security and legal issues
- Frameworks from the Socially Responsible Investing and Impact Investment spaces
Unidades:
- The seeds of the movement (2 weeks)
- Entrepreneurial finance (3 weeks)
- Crowdfunding platform (CFPs) models (3 weeks)
- Crowdfunding as business incubators (2 weeks)
- The campaign (2 weeks)
- The marketplace (1 week)
- Where is it heading? (1 week)
- Sustainability analysis of crowfunding platforms (1 week)
Área: Gestión General
Horario Primavera 2016: Martes de 16:15 a 17:45 horas
Cupos: 50
Profesores: Horacio Morales
Otro: Curso se dicta en inglés
