Case Study 1: Growing Up with a Start-Up
Q1. What price would you be willing to pay to pursue an entrepreneurial career? What price would you demand from your partners in the business?
Q2. How long could you let work monopolize your life?
Q3. In your opinion, was Orfalea right to manage Kinko's the way he did as it grew? Why or why not?
Q4. Were the worries, anxieties, and bad moods he experienced inevitable?
Q5. How would you avoid these? Discuss
Case Study 2: Acuity's Workplace Campus
Q1. What do you think about a company that would build a multi-million-dollar workplace campus that also serves as a center for community events?
Q2. What does the investment communicate about the company's core values and stakeholder focus?
Q3. Should company facilities be only for employees?