Cuban is a billionaire investor in a hit business reality TV-series called Shark Tank. An inventor pitches an invention of their company on a certain engine that takes in 105 MJ of heat at 400K while rejecting 42 MJ at a temperature of 200K. The invention promises to deliver a mechanical work output of 15 kWh. After the pitch and demo, Mark Cuban decided to invest $50,000.00 for 20% of company. The inventor countered the offer and they both agreed to settle for 15% of the company. Do you think Mark made a great decision? Why do you say so?

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Cuban is a billionaire investor in a hit business reality TV-series called Shark Tank.
An inventor pitches an invention of their company on a certain engine that takes in 105 MJ of heat
at 400K while rejecting 42 MJ at a temperature of 200K. The invention promises to deliver a
mechanical work output of 15 kWh. After the pitch and demo, Mark Cuban decided to invest
$50,000.00 for 20% of company. The inventor countered the offer and they both agreed to settle
for 15% of the company. Do you think Mark made a great decision? Why do you say so?
Transcribed Image Text:Cuban is a billionaire investor in a hit business reality TV-series called Shark Tank. An inventor pitches an invention of their company on a certain engine that takes in 105 MJ of heat at 400K while rejecting 42 MJ at a temperature of 200K. The invention promises to deliver a mechanical work output of 15 kWh. After the pitch and demo, Mark Cuban decided to invest $50,000.00 for 20% of company. The inventor countered the offer and they both agreed to settle for 15% of the company. Do you think Mark made a great decision? Why do you say so?
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