Well Known Startups
Invention/Product
Corporate v. Startup
100

What company did Bill Gates found?

What is Microsoft?

100

Is the product tested before or after mass production?

What is Before?

100

Which can afford to take bigger risks: startup or corporate entrepreneurship?

Corporate

200

Two roommates couldn’t afford their rent, so they decided to rent out a room in their apartment. This has now grown into this 31 billion dollar company.

What is Airbnb?

200

How do start-ups battle lack of customers while getting feedback?

What is: Networking, free trials, calling, and advertising?

200

Which company needs to take more risks?

Startups (but ONLY calculated)

300

What retail chain did Sam Walton found, named after himself?

What is Walmart?

300

What constitutes “an invention”?

What is A new, useful, unique product?

300

True or false: most entrepreneurs have years of experience in their field.

False

400

Which clothing company did Kevin Plank found, after graduating from the University of Maryland?

What is Under Armor?

400

What will a start-up do if they don’t obtain the resources they need?

What is Persevere?

400

What is a private equity investor that provides capital to companies exhibiting high growth potential in exchange for an equity stake?

Venture capitalists
500

Who helped Steve Jobs start Apple in a garage?

Who is Steve Wozniak?

500

In what way(s) do entrepreneurs typically improve an already existing product?

What is Find holes in things and fix them?

500

How are startups funded?

Self funded or through friends/family or loans?

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