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This is your opportunity to tell us what you like most about the nominated company. What are its biggest competitive advantages? Why do you think this company will be more successful than its competitors?
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What makes the company's products unique? Is it patent features? Design? Price points?
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What benefits does the company represent to its users? Does it help its customers make more money? Reduce costs? Reduce accidents? Respond to its customers faster?
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How large is the company's addressable market? How did you arrive at that estimate? How much of the market can the company reasonably penetrate? Over what period of time? How will the size of the addressable market change over the next few years? How much more competitive will the market be over the next few years?
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What will propel the company's growth? Regulations? Changes in demographics? Insufficiency of competing offerings? Aggressive sales force? Compelling price points?
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Does the company plan to bring its products to market by building its own salesforce? Working with distributors? What kinds of marketing will be supported to reach customers? Internet? Radio? Print? Exhibitions?
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What are the company's revenue recognition practices? How much of the revenues are recurring? How much of the revenues are supported by long-term contracts? How much of the revenues are razor-blade-like? How much of the revenues are in the form or deposits? Are such deposits refundable? How much of the revenues are a function of undue pressure placed on the customers?
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Where do the gross margins and operating margins stand? Are these margins likely to increase or decrease in the next year or so? Why? How much leverage is in the business model? Which costs are likely to rise/fall the most?
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What is the level of difficulty in scaling the business? Does the company have permits and people to scale? Does the company have sufficient manufacturing capacity? Distribution channels?
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How much capital has been raised to date? How much capital needs to be raised in the near-term? Long-term? What is the breakdown in debt versus equity in terms of needed raise?
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What is the cash burn rate? When will breakeven be achieved? What kinds of large capital expenditures will be required over the next few years?
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To what extent are there barriers to entry do to patents? Capital intensity? Regulatory issues? Steep learning curve? Skilled workforce? Advantageous geographic location?
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What managerial success have the current managers had? How much stock do the executives have in the nominated company?
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How many patent families does the company own? How many jurisdictions were the patents issued in? Does the company suspect infringement? Have any of the patents sustained invalidity attacks? How many trade secrets does the company have? What steps are in place to protect the trade secrets?
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Tell us about the research team? What degrees do they have? In which disciplines? From which universities? How many patents have been issued to your researchers? How many papers have they published? How many forward citations have their patents received?
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How rigorous is the recruitment process? What is the employee retention level? What financial incentives drive employee performance? How are employees evaluated?
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How many investors does the company have? How many are angels, venture capitalists, managers, private equity firms, etc? Are any particularly renowned investors involved in your company?
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