Maple Tree:

$1)$ Should Ho have accepted his friend$$s free design offer? Why or why not?

$2)$ Should Ho accept Chan$$s suggestion to cut prices by $20$ per cent?

$3)$ To break even, what daily revenue should be achieved on average in two years of operation? $($Use the assumptions of Question $2.)$

$4)$ Would it be a wise choice for Ho to resume his part$-$time job as a software engineer, rather than operate the business?

Amazon:

$1)$ What drove Amazon$$s early success? $($think competitive advantages and innovation$)$

$2)$ What are the advantages and risks of opening your retail platform to third parties?

$3)$ What is the logic of Amazon Prime? Kindle Fire? Fire Phone? Amazon content development?

$4)$ What do you think Amazon will look like $10$ years from now?

$5)$ If you were a traditional retailer, how would you respond to the threat from Amazon?