Critical to success and growth, entrepreneurial context is the enviroment from which an entrepreneurial team gains access to the assets they need to pursue their opportunity. We follow through the decision making process of a young wireless startup in choosing their home base.

Guest speaker for this class is Management Science and Engineering Professor Tom Kosnik.

Relevant Texbook Chapters Chapter 4 Creating a Strategy Chapter 6 Risk, Return and Product Design Chapter 13 Acquiring, Organization and Managing Resources Global Wireless Ventures Case Study (Appendix B)
Discussion Questions 1. What factors should Global Wireless Ventures considering comparing the locations? 2. What are the assets, liabilities, and risks in the context of each region? 3. What assets (besides smart money) do you think are most critical for a startup like GWV? 4. What institutions are likely to help you get access to those assets in each region? 5. Which region is the best context for Global Wireless Ventures?
Main Case Study: Global Wireless Ventures Offered venture capital in three locations, founders must choose the best entrepreneurial context to local the headquarters of their company. Please see this document for corrections to diagrams in Dorf/Byers 1st Edition.
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