Complete both A., B., & C. Make sure to follow the Discussion Forum Guideline requirements!!! (no attachments)
A. In 1997, Dr. Sarasvathy conducted her seminal work on the theory of effectuation by conducting as case study of US entrepreneurships. As part of her research she conducted interviews with 30 entrepreneurs. If you were replicating her study now what would you do similarly? What if anything would you do differently?
Develop a set of interview questions that you would pose to entrepreneurs if you were conducting the interviews.
Go to: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110201/entrepreneurship-interview-and-business-case-study.html
B. Watch the following shark tank episode:
https://vimeo.com/146121844 (Links to an external site.)
Answer the following questions and post in this discussion forum:
How important is the pitch?
What did the presenter do well?
What could the entrepreneur have done to improve his/her presentation?
What were the strengths and weaknesses of the business proposal?
What are the responses of the “sharks”? Do you agree?
Would you have invested? Why or why not?
C. TOMs Website:
http://www.toms.com/social-entrepreneurship-fund (Links to an external site.)
Take a look at the TOMs website and TOMs video on Social Entrepreneurship. Research another social entrepreneur and his/her company. Find a social entrepreneur/company that you admire and would want to work for and/or mimic its business model. Post your findings in this discussion forum and make sure to include why you would want to work for this company and/or mimic its business practices.