Intel Capital

Question 1

Inventory

• What kind of inventory will you keep: raw materials, supplies, finished goods?
• Average value in stock (i.e., what is your inventory investment)?
• Rate of turnover and how this compares to the industry averages?
• Seasonal buildups?
• Lead-time for ordering?
• Names and addresses
• Type and amount of inventory furnished
• Credit and delivery policies
• History and reliability

Suppliers

Identify key suppliers:

Should you have more than one supplier for critical items (as a backup)?

Do you expect shortages or short-term delivery problems?

Are supply costs steady or fluctuating? If fluctuating, how would you deal with changing costs?

Question 2

Research three venture capitalist firms or banks they are listed down below

U.S. Venture Partners, Intel Capital, and Google Ventures.

Evaluate the pros and cons of completing a competitive analysis (using a competitive grid).

Create a 5 slide visual presentation with speaker notes in which you exhibit your research and provide a final assessment of your results.