The rarest source of capital for early-stage entrepreneurs is______.

Which of the following is not a benefit of using crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter?

Which factor plays the largest role in a venture receiving a subsequent round of venture capital? 

Which of the following is not a strategy for bootstrapping?

The number of units that must be sold before a company makes a profit can be calculated as TFC/(SP-VC) where TFC= total fixed costs, SP = selling price, and VC = variable costs.  This number is called the:

When calculating total start-up costs, the entrepreneur needs to determine the minimum amount of funds needed to survive until the business _____________ as well as a ___________________ (which is a contingency amount based on the probability that the entrepreneur’s estimate might be off.)

Seasonality is important because it affects which of the following: 

Which of these strategies would be most effective in helping a new firm achieve — and maximize — positive cash flows?

What is the term for the event by which the investor realizes his or her investments?

_____________ are individuals who invest their own money and usually focus on early-stage financing–that is, startup funding or funding of firms younger than five years.