Given Ryan Kratz’s motivation to start new companies and his educational background in entrepreneurship and finance, I believe he should remain in the real estate business for at least one year, then focus on building his collection of businesses at various life-cycle stages. Ryan should use that year to work on maintaining the business relationship he has with Gary Wells and his father David Kratz, continue to build the backlog of SuperCat sales and concentrate on marketing, and work in real estate to build financial equity and professional relationships within the real estate industry.
Ryan’s father is a serial entrepreneur and has the unique experience of vetting start-ups and building them to a particular exit strategy. In working
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Ryan can also get a feel for how he works with his father and decide if he wants to invest with him in future opportunities. Being a good business partner takes much work put into the company, and work put into building relationships between partners. Ryan shouldn’t be too quick to leave real estate and lose touch of the SuperCat business that has just been freshly inked.
Question 2:
According to Amar Bhide’s article “How Entrepreneurs Craft Strategies That Work,” all ventures merit some analysis and planning, but a comprehensive analytical approach doesn’t suit most start-ups. A number of criteria must be considered in order to evaluate the potential of the business, however many business relationships and investment opportunities may be time sensitive and don’t lend to a drawn-out and time-consuming assessment. I believe Ryan made a cogent analysis of the SuperCat opportunity in time to keep Gary’s interest and not pass on a good prospect. Ryan’s 3 M approach gives a decent opportunity assessment and also lends to quick evaluation of other ventures in the future by looking at market size and structure, market growth, and margin analysis. In Ryan’s breakdown of criteria for choosing an investment opportunity, he lists his preferred market size as being bigger than $200 million worldwide
1. How did Hennessy’s background prepare him for starting a business? What entrepreneurial qualities does he embody?
In the book, “All in Startup: Launching a New Ideas When Everything is on the Line” the main character Owen Chase, the business owner of Rebicycle, attends The World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas. After talking to a successful entrepreneur, Samantha, he finally realizes his flawed business model and decided to turn things around with the help of her mentorship.
Many us have heard don’t borrow money from family or go into business with friends. In the case of Tactus fund-raising, they faced many financial obstacles in raising their capital. Craig and Micah did the right thing by not obtaining funds from friends and family at first. One of the major reasons new startup companies fail is because they undercapitalize. A startup company must have enough capital to get establish and stay afloat through the slow
In Initial Human and Financial Capital as Predictors of New Venture Performance, Cooper et al (1994), reviewed a sample of 2994 entrepreneurs across various sectors, high-tech and non-high-tech, to determine whether an entrepreneur’s upbringing, experiences and education had a statistically significant relationship with the probability of success.
In Kevin’s case he has to think about which product will work out in the long run and which one to set aside for a while. Another thing to think about would be; how are you going to pitch what you choose to investors and how are you going to get them to go along with it. Rob Cascella is a traditional investor who is wanting to achieve and maintain a specific cash flow as Able Planet being built. This is a common approach for small business investors. Kevin, being the classic entrepreneur; wanting to develop and move new products, in the end is thinking about future growth than current cash flow.
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Self-starter, with a successful track record of project managing, product launches and creating product collateral from conception to completion
Entrepreneurship, even when it provides numerous benefits is not a right choice for everyone. In the case Matt, it is a dilemma to make a choice between his lucrative management job and his prospective new venture, Racer’s Resource that he wants to start. In order to make this decision, there are many tradeoffs that he must weigh. The Matt’s choice largely depends on what he values in his lifestyle. Michaels (2013) demonstrates that making the jump from employee to entrepreneur often means changing your mindset along with your lifestyle. Matt should consider various situations before investing money, time, and energy in his new venture.
The company offer property either on cash or on mortgage. The prices are very competitive and take into consideration the prevailing economic environment. The interest rates on mortgage are also low and affordable. The company also buys those houses that are old and need repair; it repairs them then put them back in the market for potential buyers to purchase. Zack worked at a real estate management company after completing his second degree at the University of Georgetown. After seeing a lot of potential in the industry he decided to breakaway and start his own real estate state firm and that is how capital real estate Company came into being. There was a colossal of challenges in the beginning. Creditors were unwilling to offer their services because of lack of collateral so raising the capital for this venture was a tall order. All he did in business was trying to learn from those who had been here before and implementing their ideas. : The Company makes the process of conducting business as straightforward and less tedious as much as possible. The company purchases property that needs repair directly from the client so that he/she does not have to incur costs like the agent fee. The company conducts business in a fast and efficient manner. It buys houses quickly, so the clients do not have to worry about them staying in the market for far too long. The company also purchases and sells all manner of property from apartment
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The Graduate Management Admission Council’s “Alumni Perspectives Report” chronicles a rise in the number of business graduates who start their own businesses. Entrepreneurs are growing younger, better educated and committed to applying business skills to their own startup ideas. [3]
Jennifer Fitzgerald said, starting a company is a lot of things. It’s a humbling learning curve. It’s long hour. It’s trail-and-error and rejection and triumph. It’s also one curveball after another (Fitzgerald, 2016). Entrepreneurs must truly passionate about what they do and willing to dedicate everything, relinquish their time and energy to make their vision come alive.
“Our investment depends on the market trend. For example, we used to pay attention on entertaining start-ups. Later on we identified the opportunities of B2B start-ups, then we turn the sights towards B2B firms. Market comes in waves, and we move according to the market trend.”
The life of an entrepreneur is exciting and dynamic. The challenge of envisioning a new product or service and bringing a product to market can be one of the great learning experiences in life. All ventures require financing- taking investors’ money today and expecting to return a significantly larger amount in the future (J. Leach, Ronald Melicher. 2012). An entrepreneur has to find investors like a bank, his employer, a business angel, a venture capital fund or any other source of financing to start up a
A family’s purpose is teach children morals as they are raised. Entrepreneurship is often an overlooked trait that is deeply rooted in family values. An entrepreneur is defined as “a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money” (Merriam-Webster). Not everyone is meant, or is willing, to be one, but most successful entrepreneurs have a lot of their good habits originating from their childhoods. Therefore, parents should give opportunities and promote entrepreneurship, if their child is one of the few people cut out to be an entrepreneur.