Questions from Entrepreneurial Finance


Q: Explain Eco-Products’ supply chain model that existed in early 2008

Explain Eco-Products’ supply chain model that existed in early 2008. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of such a model from an operations viewpoint. What are the implications of this supply chain...

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Q: Evaluate the compound return on investments made at startup, Round A

Evaluate the compound return on investments made at startup, Round A, Round B, Round C, and Round D if the acquired shares eventually sell at $10 and $5. Evaluate the compound return on all investment...

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Q: Cindy and Robert (Rob) Castillo founded the Castillo Products Company

Cindy and Robert (Rob) Castillo founded the Castillo Products Company in 2018. The company manufactures components for personal decision assistant products and for other handheld electronic products....

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Q: In mid-2008, Eco-Products’ management sought to quickly

In mid-2008, Eco-Products’ management sought to quickly (hopefully) raise an additional $2 million in external financing through a single private equity investment. The term sheet prepared by Greenmon...

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Q: Using the provided financial statements as a starting point: 1

Using the provided financial statements as a starting point: 1. Prepare and present a discounted cash flow valuation and pro forma financials with five years of explicit forecasts using license fees a...

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Q: Discuss the $5 and $10 IPO prices for Spatial within

Discuss the $5 and $10 IPO prices for Spatial within the context of comparable firms and their multiples.

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Q: Prepare an executive summary discussing the events and decisions (technological and

Prepare an executive summary discussing the events and decisions (technological and financial) leading to its situation, the options it had, and your recommendations for Spatial’s future. Would (could...

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Q: Take a position on whether you would recommend the $5 IPO

Take a position on whether you would recommend the $5 IPO. Take a position on whether, as an investor, you would have purchased shares in the $5 IPO.

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Q: Discuss what you believe would have been the strategic outlook for Spatial

Discuss what you believe would have been the strategic outlook for Spatial (product lines, licensing, competitors, etc.) at the time and what you believe would have been the financial market’s view of...

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Q: The Castillo Products Company described in Problem 6 had a very difficult

The Castillo Products Company described in Problem 6 had a very difficult operating year in 2018, resulting in a net loss of $65,000 on sales of $900,000. In 2019, sales jumped to $1,500,000, and a ne...

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