MBA 603 New Venture Capital Raising Homework- Kaplan Business School
Task
The purpose of Homework is to analyse two different investment opportunities that are currently on equity crowdfunding / investment platforms and determine the company that you would invest in. The two companies to evaluate will be sent to you via the Subject Announcements (portal).
Description
• Create recommendations arising from a comprehensive risk homework.
Instructions
Your workshop facilitator will divide you into teams of 3 to 4 people. Your team is required to create a 10 minute presentation on the pros and cons of each company from an investor point of view and then decide which one your team would invest in (NOTE: there is no requirement that you have to invest in either of the companies). Give justification as to why you are interested in investing in the company (or companies). Understandably, you may not have all the information you want from a due diligence perspective, but based on the information you have been given, analyse each opportunity.
Some of the aspects to take into consideration are, but not limited to:
o The capability and motivation of the management team
o Market demand
o Production is scaled up as planned
o Competition
o Intellectual Property (e.g, is it defendable?)
o Liability and litigation
o Company has sufficient capital
o Existing customers are able and willing to pay
o Success Probability
Each person on the team will be expected to speak in the presentation.
For this homework, there is a minimum of six references which can include journals, reputable websites, government papers, etc.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.