Fundamentals of Commercializing Research to Create Value: Pitching, Financial Modeling, Legal and Capital

Issued by Florida International University (FIU)

Developed by StartUp FIU, this badge recognizes competency in key areas of entrepreneurship and commercializing research: storytelling and pitching to investors, financial modeling, and legal issues and capital raising. Earners can calculate pre-money and post-money valuation, create an assumptions page for a financial model, evaluate investors, and develop an investor pitch deck.

Type Learning
Level Foundational

Skills

Career Management
Cognitive Complexity
Collaboration And Teamwork
Commercialization
Communication- Written And Oral
Critical Thinking
Finance
Financial Modeling
Fundraising
Integration And Application
Knowledge Acquisition
Leadership
Practical Competence

Earning Criteria

Successful completion of the pre-money and post-money valuations assignments.
Successful completion of the cap table template assignment.
Successful completion of financial model assessment.
Successful completion of pitch deck assignment.
Successful completion of a reflection paper where learners demonstrate how the competencies gained can be utilized to further personal, professional and/or academic goals.