Case Study Discussion Questions for Case Studies in Entrepreneurial Management and Finance Professor Edward H. Chow Spring 2013 1. (2/20) Introduction and get acquainted: Entrepreneurship and finance Lecture and discussion: A perspective on Entrepreneurship‚ Howard H. Stevenson‚ 1988 (9-384-131) How is finance related to corporate objectives? Note on the financial perspective: What should entrepreneurs know? William A. Sahlman‚ Harvard Business Publishing (9-293-045) In your view‚ what
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Ockham Technology – what happened? Board of Directors Raised first round from VCs (Noro-Moseley & Monarch)‚ with each getting one seat on the board Added a 5th‚ very experienced industry person Development/outsourcing – Outsourced to ThoughtMill Also hired Gus as internal development team leader Founder tensions Tensions continued to grow‚ and worsened after Ockham hired a COO Mike left Company sold in 2002 to competitor Splitting Founder’s Equity Lesson #1 Considerations in Allocating Initial
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York University Schulich School of Business Marketing Department MKTG 2030 – Winter 2014 – Marketing Management – Sections R‚ S‚ T Instructor: Linda Reeser (lreeser@schulich.yorku.ca) Section R: Tuesday 8.30-11.30am – N107 Office: N304. Section S: Tuesday 2.30-5.30pm – N107 Office hours: Tuesday 12-2 or by appointment Section T: Thursday‚ 2.30-5.30pm – N107 Description Marketing involves satisfying consumer needs and desires with the right product/service‚ priced at the right
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community resources‚ medical care‚ and recreational opportunities in communities across America. 1. Take for example the percentage of people who own a car‚ In an article titled Does Everyone in America Own a Car?‚ Robin Chase‚ founder and former CEO of Zipcar‚ stated in 2012 that 95 percent of all American households own a car‚ and 85 percent of Americans get to work by car. 2. Not only does modern transportation affect the United States‚ it also affects people across the whole world. Take for example
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Faculty of Commerce & Economics Entrepreneurship BUSA 7393 Zipcar Amaal Nassar 1125027 25\10\2014 Introduction Feasibility analysis is the process of determining if a business idea is viable. As shown in Figure 3.1‚ the most effective businesses emerge from a process That includes (1) recognizing a business idea‚ (2) testing the feasibility of the Idea‚ (3) writing a business plan‚ and (4) launching the business. Fig.3.1 Entrepreneurship‚ Successful Launching New Ventures‚4th edition(2012)
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22 th ACEA Carsharing: Evolution‚ Challenges and Opportunities SEPTEMBER 2014 Dr Scott Le Vine‚ Dr Alireza Zolfaghari‚ Professor John Polak Centre for Transport Studies‚ Imperial College London 22 Content 1. Introduction 3 2. What is carsharing? 3 3. Variations on a theme 5 4. The carsharing ecosystem 7 5. New types of interactions with the public sector 9 6. Who uses carsharing and how? 10 7. Policy and governance issues 13 8. Carsharing’s novel system-level properties
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Robotization Domination As innovation keeps on making a more on-request condition‚ clients‚ particularly in the more youthful eras‚ are accustomed to doing everything in a hurry‚ from a cell phone or tablet‚ including reserving a spot for auto rentals. Nima Mobasser‚ VP of Los Angeles-based State Van Rental‚ sees a future with more shared vehicles‚ more streamlined reservations and registration/checkout procedures‚ and development in the carsharing and self-benefit models. "The auto rental
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Maybe we don’t brag enough. We live in an incredibly innovative place: Massachusetts is a magnet for people who want to solve challenging problems‚ build substantial businesses‚ and conduct research at the edge of what’s known. But while other businesspeople boast about the wonderful weather and great golf in Tempe‚ Ariz.‚ or the stock options they got from a friend’s Silicon Valley start-up‚ sure to be worth millions‚ we never know quite what to say. Instead‚ we’re prone to jealousy‚ looking
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------------------------------------------------- Kraft Foods’ Board of Directors Name/Title | Current Board Membership | John T. Cahill‚ 56Executive Chairman | Legg Mason‚ Inc.‚ Colgate-palmolive Co.‚ Kraft Foods Group‚ Inc. | William Anthony Vernon‚ 57Chief Executive Officer & Director | Novocure Ltd.‚ Philadelphia Youth Organization‚ Kraft Foods Group‚ Inc.‚ Medivation‚ Inc. | Myra Maloney Hart‚ 72Independent Director | Kraft Foods Group‚ Inc.‚ Nina Mclemore Llc‚ Babson College
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE MEMBRES OF THE GROUP: * Guerrero Quiñónez Andrea Guerrero * Larrea Vinces Ingrid * Rosado Loor Vanessa 1.-NAME OF YOUR MNE‚ WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS AND WHO ARE THE OWNERS. The Ford Motor Company‚ Ford simply called‚ is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn‚ Michigan‚ United States. It was founded on June 16‚ 1903 by Henry Ford in Detroit‚ Michigan. According to Fortune magazine‚ DaimlerChrysler and Toyota surpassed
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