E09 - Venture Capital & High Growth Funding 101 – Part 2
Q.1
What did the speaker say that venture capital companies want to see in a company?
The business plan, the management, and the legal structure.
The product, the market, and the management.
The product, the business plan, and the capital structure.
The product, the market and the legal structure of the company.
Q.2
What are some of the things that the speaker said would be needed to include in a successful Venture Capital presentation?
A compelling story, a top down and bottom up market analysis, and customer examples of your product benefits.
A compelling business model about how you are going to make money and your product development timeline.
A description of your Intellectual Property protection and the quality of your management team.
All of the above.
Q.3
What are some of the things that the speaker said if included in a venture capital presentation would likely result in an unsuccessful presentation?
Detailed financial projections, detailed technology descriptions and a detailed legal history of the company.
Detailed financial projections, detailed technology descriptions and a detailed legal history of the company.
A compelling story.
Both Detailed financial projections, detailed technology descriptions and a detailed legal history of the company AND Detailed financial projections, detailed technology descriptions and a detailed legal history of the company.
Q.4
Which of the following points did the speaker make about the venture capital business?
The two biggest places for venture capital are Boston and Silicon Valley.
If he was with a very early stage company, he would rather be in Cleveland than in Boston because of what has been built up in this area in recent years.
Atlanta and Miami are growing rapidly as venture capital centers.
Both The two biggest places for venture capital are Boston and Silicon Valley AND If he was with a very early stage company, he would rather be in Cleveland than in Boston because of what has been built up in this area in recent years
Q.5
In describing the entrepreneurial ecosystem that has built in recent years in Northeast Ohio, what was the speakers opinion about how Northeast Ohio is now thought of nationally?
Much is just beginning to happen in Northeast Ohio. If it continues, Northeast Ohio will have a very positive reputation.
Northeast Ohio is probably thought of as the most far thinking region in the entire country.
The Northeast Ohio region is beginning to be recognized as an up and coming area in the country.
Northeast Ohio is unfortunately still thought of as a part of the “rust belt” by most other regions.