FIN300 Financial
Markets
Introduction
Spring 2023
My Background
,• I have launched several successful software companies
• My startup experience includes raising investor capital and
producing, selling, and supporting commercial developer tools and 3-
D modeling software
• One of my startup companies was acquired by an NYSE-listed company
in 2013
• I teach classes in entrepreneurship through acquisition, financial
markets, and corporate finance
• I am the faculty adviser for Illinois Enactus, a social entrepreneurship RSO
• I am a Serra Ventures Limited Partner
• I am a Private equity investor
• Education: Ph.D. in Engineering and MBA in Entrepreneurship (both
from Uni. of Illinois)
, Before we
start…
If:
1. You have not registered in FIN300
2. You are not registered in this section of FIN300
3. You have not passed (D- or better) FIN221
Then you must contact:
• FIN 300 registration related matters:
• Finance course advising: Tim Flanagin <>
Markets
Introduction
Spring 2023
My Background
,• I have launched several successful software companies
• My startup experience includes raising investor capital and
producing, selling, and supporting commercial developer tools and 3-
D modeling software
• One of my startup companies was acquired by an NYSE-listed company
in 2013
• I teach classes in entrepreneurship through acquisition, financial
markets, and corporate finance
• I am the faculty adviser for Illinois Enactus, a social entrepreneurship RSO
• I am a Serra Ventures Limited Partner
• I am a Private equity investor
• Education: Ph.D. in Engineering and MBA in Entrepreneurship (both
from Uni. of Illinois)
, Before we
start…
If:
1. You have not registered in FIN300
2. You are not registered in this section of FIN300
3. You have not passed (D- or better) FIN221
Then you must contact:
• FIN 300 registration related matters:
• Finance course advising: Tim Flanagin <>
