Taught by Sridhar Sethuraman
The rapid growth of Institutional Capital deployed within emerging markets, incl India, has created significant opportunities for entrepreneurs across a variety of sectors, incl the social impact sector. Institutional Capital denotes all types of capital including Grants, Angel, Seed Venture Capital Private Equity, and long-term Hedge Funds. This course will offer students the opportunity to hear of, and participate in, the opportunities and challenges facing institutional
investors. The course will include India specific case studies and sharing of experiences of successful investors and entrepreneurs. It covers several industries incl Real Estate, Fin Tech, Social enterprises, and Ecommerce.
The course is based on the fundamental premise that the personal life & career of every individual is also one of an investor and entrepreneur (everyone has to have an entrepreneur mindset whether salaried or an entrepreneur). Students can apply the same investment principles when taking decisions in professional life – incl. when they decide their career choices (where to invest the time capital of life). And that their professional journey post-graduation on the 4 pillars of any investment: Risk-Return –Investment-Mindset will mirror the life cycle of any enterprise from a startup (risk seeking) to VC to PE (more conservative) to finally being a Listed company where employers will sell and exit if they do not perform (with multiple turnarounds on the journey).
While this course uses the field of unlisted investments as an anchor, the paramount learning outcome it seeks to deliver to help the participant build a muscle of identifying and having courage to a) admitting about matters we think we don’t know b) identify the matters which are important for you and your success in life and c) building a mental process to go out and understand them and learn. You will also experience the stultifying power of fear of failure and helplessness that inhibits success in any investment decision (incl. your decision to invest time and credits in this course)
