Questions and Answers of Entrepreneurial Finance

Determine the three largest venture capital firms in the United States. How much money do they have under management? In what areas, if any, do they specialize? Where are they located? Where are
Describe how expected present value is calculated when there are two or more scenarios.
Discuss why it is important to have an exit event for each investment held by a venture investment fund.
Is the compensation paid to venture capitalists (e.g., 2 percent management fee and 20 percent carried interest) reasonable? What are a fund’s investors buying with this compensation?
What are the benefits and costs of having a patent?
What was the purpose of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011? Why is the U.S. Congress working on possible passage of an “Innovation Act?”
In early 2013, Jennifer (Jen) Liu and Larry Mestas founded Jen and Larry’s Frozen Yogurt Company, which was based on the idea of applying the microbrew or microbatch strategy to the production and
From the Headlines—Diluting the Angels’ Share: Briefly describe how the idea of a shortened aging process can be the basis of financial profitability for Cleveland Whiskey.
How do asset intensity and asset turnover differ? What is implied by a high asset intensity?
Describe return on assets (ROA). What are the two major components of the ROA model?
Web-surfing exercise: Develop your own list of the five most important societal or economic trends currently shaping our society and providing major business opportunities. Use the Web to generate
From the Headlines—Ice Energy: Briefly describe the “ice battery” market and how Ice Energy’s Ice Bear system addresses that market. Give some examples of how Ice Energy can expand its market
What is meant by disruptive innovation? What is the “sharing economy” societal trend?
What are five megatrend sources or categories for finding entrepreneurial opportunities?

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