After studying the image above, imagine you are the founder of a startup company, pitching to an investor about your business idea. Answer the following questions:

1. What product or service does your company provide?
2. What milestones do you think you would have to achieve for each investment stage?
3. How long do you think it will take to achieve each milestone?
4. How much money do you think would be necessary to achieve each milestone?
5. How would you use the money in each investment stage to achieve each milestone?

This discussion could be based on (i) a fictitious company, (ii) a pre-existing company, or (iii) your own business idea. Let us know which route you decided to follow and contribute to the answers of your colleagues.