Vol Court Session 7 - Finance as a Strategic Activity

In Session 7 - we move into the often obscure realm of Entrepreneurial Finance with a presentation by Chris Miller of Meritus Ventures.  Chris is an analyst with the venture fund and his job entails doing a lot of the ground work to evaluate deals and perform the due diligence required of any investment deal.  He has a unique perspective in that he knows, at a basic level, what will get the attention of the fund partners; what works and what does not. 

The presentation is laid out in three main topics:

• What is an entrepreneur?
• Why should I care about Finance?
• What should I know to be successful?

The presentation closes with a case study of two hypothetical entrepreneurs who choose different strategies to fund the growth of their companies.