1. Would you accept the investment and the conditions that go along with it, or refuse it and go a different direction?
2. Can one outside member on a board of three make any real difference in the way the board operates?
3. If you were the owners, whom would you include on the board?
4. If Patton and Marks decide to form a board of directors, what will determine its usefulness or effectiveness? Do you predict that it will be helpful? Why or why not?