Capitalists: Trendsetter Inc. TEACHING ENTREPRENEURIAL THOUGHT & ACTION 20 March 2012 Richard T. Bliss‚ PhD Trendsetter Inc. Learning Objectives 1. The entrepreneur/VC relationship 2. Exposure to deal term sheets 3. Moving beyond valuation 4. VC negotiations 2 The Entrepreneur/VC Relationship Entrepreneur VC 3 The Entrepreneur/VC Relationship • Provisions to address adverse selection − due diligence − staging/milestones − use of convertible preferred shares • Provisions to facilitate
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Communication in Negotiation Chapter 6 Introduction Communication is the effective transfer of intended meaning. If the transfer falls short of that‚ it is just noise. Much of this noise comes from interpersonal differences in key aspects of personality. Principles of effective communication are divided in to four general categories: 1. Listening 2. Speaking 3. Filtering and 4. Watching The Communication Process Source–person originating the message. Encoding–structuring the message. Channel–medium
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Factors influencing cross-cultural negotiations Many factors influence cross-cultural negations and should be considered before entering into negotiations with another culture. Negotiators who understand certain aspects of cross-culture negotiations have the advantage over the negotiator who is not well prepared to negotiate with their foreign counterpart. According to Salacuse‚ 1991‚ negotiators should consider the following seven factors when conducting business internationally: the negotiating
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The Whiplash Negotiation – MetroMart Background Acting in the capacity of the in-house lawyer for MetroMart Supermarkets Limited‚ I was charged with handling a claim against one of our drivers who was accused of careless driving which resulted in his truck colliding into the back of the car of one of our customers. Our driver‚ who has a clean driving record‚ said in his statement that the traffic was really quiet heavy and moving relatively slowly when the plaintiff‚ Mrs. Johnson‚ who was driving
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International business negotiation as I see it. In particular‚ Business Negotiation course provides us skills needed in an international negotiation stage on which we stand like business people‚ real causes to enhance our horizon‚ and the chance to work like a team. Before the negotiation start‚ we need to choose theme of Negotiation‚ I mean that every negotiation has the theme‚ in which both of teams are interested in and prepare for negotiation. But sometimes we can also have some prenegotiations
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HR 595 Negotiations Week 4 Assignment What are the objectives of both parties in the exchanges? Both parties in these exchanges want to obtain the best accounts available for their teams to maximize profit for the company‚ and also for their staff. In addition‚ they both want to get their points across while looking out for their teams’ best interest. Based on the exchange‚ it seems that Marilyn prefers sharing the accounts rather than being left with the small ones‚ while Len would like to
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Dream Dare Win www.jeywin.com Modern India; Economic & Commercial Policy The British conquerors were entirely different from the previous conquerors. Through laws and administrative‚ economic and fiscal policies‚ the British government in England and Company’s administration in India used their powers to the advantage of British manufacturers and to the detriment of the Indian socio-political and economic fabric. The gradual “development of underdevelopment’ has been traced through the
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Conflict/Negotiations Scenario Analysis University of Phoenix Cheri Modica Conflict/Negotiations Scenario Analysis Conflict management in the workplace is a problem that all leaders‚ managers‚ and employees have to deal with at one time or another. The basic components of conflict management include improving communication‚ teamwork and a systematic approach to resolving disagreements productivity (McShane‚ 2003‚ p. 394). In 2002‚ while working as a human resources representative
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Describe a range of negotiation styles and evaluate their effectiveness Definition Negotiation‚ according to Tubbs and Moss (2006) is a “set of methods for resolving conflicts between and among people”. They also quote Walker and Harris (1995) who define negotiation as “the process of resolving differences through mutually acceptable trade-offs”. To define conflict‚ Tubbs and Moss choose a definition by Wilmot and Hocker (1998): “an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent
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In 1066 the Battle of Hastings began when King Edward the Confessor died leaving Harold Godwinson to be king. This is what triggered the Battle of Hastings; the Norman king William claimed to have been promised the throne of England by Edward. So when word got to the Normans that Harold had been crowned king of England they were outraged and built an army big enough to wipe out the whole of the British army. There are many reasons for the Saxon’s losing the Battle of Hastings but‚ in this essay I
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