Considering that ESADE has a strong focus on entrepreneurship then this might interest you. Financing for start-ups is always a very important factor that every entrepreneur needs to consider. There are many types of financing and one of these are external investors buying shares in your start-up.
Valuations are particularly difficult for start-ups as forecasts and cashflows are difficult to predict. In addition the investments can potentiallly dilute the founder’s shares and share values. In order to avoid a share dilution it is important to consider a protection against dilution. Anti-Dilution clauses are useful however knowing how each investment will impact your equity is even more important. Check out this Anti-Dilution calculator as proposed by the incubator “hackfwd“ here. This calculator does all the maths for you.
Now be smart about getting the right investor!!!