In-Class Case Study Assessment After watching the Crowdfunding Video, Until recently you could only own equity in a company after an initial public offering (IPO) or as an ultra-rich angel investor. What if you could co-own companies during the start-up phase without being an angel investor or venture capitalist? Equity-based crowdfunding is here for the first time in Canada, so how will this change the landscape for both investors and startup entrepreneurs? Peter-Paul answers. Please watch this video presented by Peter-Paul. He is the founder and CEO of FrontFundr, a crowd-finance based investment platform. He also serves as a Director on the National Board of the Private Capital Markets Association of Canada (PCMA) and an Advisor of the National CrowdFunding Association Canada (NCFA). Assessment Questions:

1. Do you believe that crowd funders should get a stake into your company. Explain in detail?

2. When crowd funders contribute to a company start up, should they be given a share of the profit when the business is sold. Explain in detail with examples)?- (No word limit).

3. Would you utilize angels investors for your start up such as Dragon Den (Canada) or Shark Tank (USA)? Do you believe that they would add more value to your investment than random crowd funders?. Explain in detail with examples (No word limit).

4. Do you believe that it is better to take your company public rather than securing funding from angel investors. Explain in detail with examples? (No word limit).