Sample topics include: • Valuations • VC terms and preferences • VC structure – exactly how they make money • Business plans for you and for VCs • Accounting 101 for a manager (not an accountant) • Accurate sales forecasting • What executives need to know about accounting • Cash flow forecasting, management and reporting • Deciding what to measure • How to work with investment banks • Protect your precious cash from crafty creditors • Good vendor contract terms • Convertible notes and bridge loans • Borrowing on assets or receivables • What to do when things start going bad • Controlled bankruptcy and reorganization • How to structure sales agreements to ensure you get paid • How to choose the right lawyer – and get the most from them while paying the least • Dividing the spoils in a merger or acquisition • How to avoid employee lawsuits • When can investors demand their money back? • Options, warrants, ISOs, your personal income tax • Revenue recognition – what Enron, Xerox and WorldCom did wrong -- how to stay out of trouble • Avoid personal responsibility for the debts of your corporation -- if you're not careful, you may NOT have a corporate shield • and much, much more