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Read Zipcar: Refining the Business Model case (The Case is attached), answer questions below.
- How did the company utilize debt financing? -4pts
- Identify the instances of debt financing in the case and the amount that was borrowed.
- What stage was the business at each of these instances?
- Why was debt utilized in this instance? What factors made this a good or bad choice?
- How did the company utilize equity financing? -4pts
- Identify the instances of equity financing in the case and the amount that was borrowed.
- What stage was the business at each of these instances?
- Why was equity utilized in this instance? What factors made this a good or bad choice?
- How did the company utilize bootstrapping? -4pts
- Identify the instances of bootstrapping.
- What stage was the business at each of these instances?
- Why was bootstrapping utilized in this instance? What factors made this a good or bad choice?
- In your opinion, how well did Zipcar utilize the different funding sources? Did they use each source appropriately? – 4pts
- Based on the information you have read by the end of this case, is Zipcar a good investment? Is Zipcar making a good decision to seek the funding they are seeking? – 4pts
*Clarification on question 5: If you were an investor at the Springboard 2000 New England venture forum, would you be interested in participating in a $1.3MM funding round for Zipcar? And then, from the Zipcar perspective, do you think they should be seeking $1.3MM and do you think this is the right type of funding to be seeking (equity financing from a venture capital forum)? Explain your answers and provide supporting facts.
