AND COMMENTARY S hould Harbinson recommend f urther i nvestment in Seven Pea ks? Good Money After Bad? Four commentators offer e xpert advice. by John W. Mullins • Reprint R0703A This document is authorized for use only by Zheng Cao in LSU Venture Capital - Spring‚ 2012 taught by MICHAEL KIRBY from January 2012 to May 2012. For the exclusive use of Z. CAO Jack Brandon’s initial idea has not panned out‚ and the cash is nearly gone. But he’s got a new plan. Will you back him a second time? HBR
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Case 1 – Netscape Initial Public Offering Course: Corporate Finance Date: 09-02-2015 Suzanne Groen Nikki Krayenoord Zhenni Hu Juliette van der Werf 10003288 10872043 10824286 6165796 1 Netscape Communication Corporation Netscape Communication Corporation is a software company founded in April 1994 by Marc Andreessen (co-founder of Mosaic) and Jim Clark (founder of Silicon Graphics). Their mission was to provide open software that connects information and people over the Internet and Intranet
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Critical success factors According to Sahlman‚ the success of entrepreneurial ventures‚ such as The Knot‚ is dependent on four critical success factors‚ namely the people‚ the opportunity‚ the deal and the context. Each of these factors is dynamic and the entrepreneur must constantly reevaluate and adjust the four factors to create value. People The category people include the key players of the entrepreneurial venture. Within this category‚ the strengths and weaknesses and the experience of the
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(False) 13. Co-founders of a start-up should work on every task and decision together. (False) 14. It is more common for teams to self-destruct because of personal conflicts than for lack of funding. (True) 15. If you decide to start a venture‚ you should notify your current employer as soon as possible. (True) 16. After you have started a business‚ it is a bad idea to combine your new job with working fulltime elsewhere. (False) 17. If employees own equity in the company‚ they
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Memorandum This memorandum is written to assist the decision making about to raise capital for further growth and recapitalize the ownership structure of TRX thorough Initial Public Offering. The analysis is examined from two scenarios. One is that TRX keep on IPO at lower price of $9 per share; another is that it postpones the IPO in 2006. I would project the IPO price of 2005 and 2006‚ respectively based on the management plan. According to the
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someone who undertakes and operates a business venture. History has shown that many have chosen to chart this course of self employment in a bid to play a role in determining their own destinies. However‚ the process of undertaking the business venture is where the challenges and problems lie. There are a number of factors that could ultimately lead to the downfall of small businesses such as: the failure to draw a proper business plan‚ insufficient capital‚ entry of a new competitor‚ having a seasonal
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What to Include in your Feasibility Study March 30‚ 2010‚ 3:32 am In starting a new business venture‚ it is important to conduct a feasibility study to ensure that your business will be successful. Some things to be included are plan‚ cost‚ and sources of funding‚ manpower and personnel requirements‚ market and profitability. In the plan section of your feasibility study‚ State clearly the objectives and description of the project. Duration to complete the project is also included. It is usually
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Submitted by: Group Member Name Shikher Gupta Anand Vishwarupe Manvender Singh Shrivats Kanodia Venkat Tummala Avinash Balani PG ID 61510405 61510658 61510610 61510529 61510573 61510818 1 Orchid Partner Case Write-up Orchid Partners is a venture capital start-up initiated by Susan Pravada with other general partners. These general partners committed an average of approx. $2 M to get the fund started. In this report‚ we have discussed in detail about the VC team‚ their fund raising activities
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angels Let’s speak on business angels‚ who are also known as angel investors or sometimes simply angels. Who are they and what role do they play in the world of business? Usually it is an affluent individual investor who provides some sum of money or capital for a business start-up in exchange for ownership equity. As a rule business angels do not get the majority of stocks‚ so they do not have the controlling interest. As far as I know they do not usually get more than 25% of stocks but get a blocking
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3.1 Introduction to Joint Ventures 9 3.2 General facts about Toshiba‚ Motorola and TSC 10 3.3 Objectives and agreements 10 3.4 Factors of success 11 3.5 Lessons drawn from the case 12 4. Our intercultural team work 13 4.1 Our team work process 15 4.2 Presentation Performance……………………………………………………………….15 4.3 Individual Assessments .…………………………………………………………..…….16 5. Bibliography 18 6. Appendix: Additional information on the Motorola-Toshiba Joint Venture 1987 19 7. Powerpoint Slides
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