Case 1 – Yorktown Technologies Problem Statement In November 2001‚ a startup company‚ Yorktown Technologies‚ was founded by two gentlemen‚ Alan Blake and Richard Crockett‚ with the objective to patent the idea of producing GloFish® genetically modified tropical zebra fish which would fluorescent all the time. Zebra danio fish are native to India. These fish are clear with stripes on them. The objective of these fluorescent fish is to identify water contamination. After further analysis‚
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Cadet Flake 11-18-2014 Battle Analysis ROTC Siege of Yorktown The Revolutionary War was a dreadful war leaving almost 70‚000 U.S. and British soldiers dead or wounded. The war lasted eight years with America‚ France‚ Spain‚ and the Dutch on one side and Great Britain on the other. On October 19‚ 1781 the last major land battle took place‚ the Battle of Yorktown. Similar to other battles in the Revolutionary War‚ the Americans were fighting for independence from the British and as threats from
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Cowpens on January 17‚ 1781‚ burning his baggage train in pursuit of General Greene later that month and a costly victory at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse‚ General Cornwallis abandoned the Carolinas in May 1781. He arrived in Petersburg
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Yorktown Technologies was founded in November 2001 by Alan Blake and Richard Crockett. The company was to specialize in the concept of producing ornamental fish that expressed fluorescence throughout their bodies. The genetic modification that was needed to produce these fluorescent fish had previously been developed by Dr. Pruchansky‚ a university geneticist‚ for research purposes. Because of this development‚ Blake and Crockett were not able to patent this idea therefore they changed their business
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course of the fight for American independence‚ many battles were fought. Of the many battles fought‚ The Siege of Yorktown was a rather important one. Due to the major participants‚ applicable strategies used in this battle‚ the victory served to make a significant difference in the overall outcome of the American Revolution. There were three major participants at The Battle of Yorktown: Americans‚ British‚ and French. The American General was George Washington‚ the British General was Lord Cornwallis
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The End the American Revolution‚ the Siege of Yorktown WO1 Brian E. Wright 290A Warrant Officer Basic Course Primary Instructor: WO2 Steven P. Quast 6 January 2016 September 1781. The south had lost major strongholds in Savannah‚ Charleston and Camden. The battle was starting to turn in Georgia and South Carolina which forced the British north. The global superpower of Great Britain was involved in the American Revolution in full force as well as‚ First Anglo-Maratha War‚ Fourth Anglo-Dutch
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crippling blow after securing multiple early decisive victories. (McCoy‚ 2012) Condition and Morale: Throughout the war‚ General Washington struggled with significant woes over the condition and morale of his struggling Army. In 1781‚ Washington realized the dismay of his Army grow after Lord Cornwallis’ successful southern campaign. (Perkins‚ n.d.) Tactical Overview Size and Composition: The Franco-American army arrived at the mouth of Yorktown with a combined ground force of slightly more than 1
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with the experiences of the past and present wars’ veterans. War Stories II: Victory in the Pacific really caught my attention because of it being over the history of War World II and because it was written by a Vietnam war veteran and not a writer that only has history classes that serves as knowledge of war time events. The sequel to the Great War War World II brought with it many great historical victories and as many
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Battle of Yorktown During the American Revolution‚ the Americans and French (Franco-American coalition) fought the British at the Battle of Yorktown also known as “The Siege of Yorktown”. The Americans and the French fielded a combined force of roughly 16‚000 soldiers to defeat the British force estimated at 7‚000 soldiers. American General George Washington and French Lieutenant General de Rochambeau led the American and French soldiers. The British commanding officer was Major General Lord Cornwallis
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Case 2: Yorktown Technologies Group 7 I. Problem definition: Trying to find a marketing and distribution strategy that would help the company reach its revenue goals. II. SWOT Analysis: 1-Strengths: • The company raised additional capital to fund its business operations and had more than three dozen different investors • The firm will be launching the first commercially available biotech animal in the U.S • Yorktown Technologies grabbed the attention of the media and the
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