This course directly addresses the concerns of students wanting to become entrepreneurs in the near or more distant future. This course provides tools to those students who want to be active on the investing side, such as working for banks, venture capital firms or corporate venture organizations. The course will also be useful to anyone who expects to be interacting with entrepreneurs and private equity investors, be it as suppliers, accountants, strategic partners, consultants, customers or other. Largely, this course is meant for anybody with a curious mind and a willingness to combine serious analysis with creative thinking.