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100

Which social media start-up gained 100,000 users in the first week and eventually more than 1 million in the first 2 months?

Instagram

100

What is a company called when it doesn't have a fully developed business model or strategy but has an innovative product or service that could be used in the current market?

Start-up business

100

Co-founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen.

Bill Gates

100

What is it called when you develop your business idea into a minimum viable product.

Ideation And Initial Launch

100

What rapper created Beats Music and Beats Electronics?

Dr. Dre

200

Which communication company was started because the founder was frustrated that he was missing calls when he was at the gym?

WhatsApp

200

What is a popular place for many start-ups and venture capitalists to partner together in order to fund innovative ideas?

Silicon Valley

200

The cofounder of Apple.

Steve Jobs

200

What is a major milestone for any startup determining whether your product or service is of interest to your target market.

Obtain market validation

200

What famous actress created the activewear brand “Fabletics” in order to spread the message of body positivity?

Kate Hudson

300

Which company was originally a rent-by-mail DVD service that eventually turned into a massive streaming service?

Netflix

300

What legal structure best fits for a founder that wants to remain an employee within the business?

A sole proprietorship

300

Launched Tesla Motors and is known for founding Spacex.

Elon Musk

300

What is it called when you gather the essential employees you need to run your company.

Make your key hires

300

Health and wellness is crucial to what famous actress that made the company “Goop”?

Gwenyth Paltrow

400

This company experienced a major boom in usage with the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of offices having to move online.

Zoom

400

When an entrepreneur sets up a page online to fundraise for their innovative product or idea what is this called?

Crowdfunding

400

Co-founded the technology company Bumble.

 Whitney Wolfe Herd

400

Investors will be expecting a significant uptake in revenue which means you will need a?

Clear marketing strategy

400

What social media personality created a fragrance brand, featuring the scent “Crystal Gardenia” that launched in November 2017?

Kim Kardashian

500

This company has grown to have over 4 million hosts and have had 1.4 billion guest arrivals since they were launched.

Airbnb

500

Investors that fund entrepreneurs and their ideas are called what?

 Angel investors

500

Co-founder of Amazon he started the company in his garage in 1994.

Jeff Bezos

500

What is it called when you work on investing in new equipment or technology. This also could include making new hires or forming a strategic partnership.

Plan for how you will scale.

500

Which talk show host, who is known for her “valley girl accent”, created a wine company?

Drew Barrymore