Dingman Center Angels: A Case Study

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For this project we eliminated having to work with the Landmark and Target directly, consequently, allowing us to move forward and approach investors who will assist in putting this project together.
The final audience reader for my project will be the Dingman Center Angels. The Dingman Center Angels is an investment group that provides finding to early-stage companies. This group of venture capitalists specifically targets, innovative technology-driven startup companies. The Dingman Center creates a pipeline in order to introduce entrepreneurs to investors. This fiscal year alone this group has invested over $1.4 million dollars in startups at the University of Maryland.
More specifically I will be pitching this idea to Justin Label, of
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The investor will need to be presented with many financial figures in order to even consider this as a potential investing opportunity. These financials must be constructed very carefully. Outside of financials, investors also consider other important factors such as management team, developing team, target market, existing competition, the threat of new entrants, the bargaining power of buyer/suppliers, and much more. Thus, all of this information must be constructed and presented in a clear format for the investor to consider. However, when that is done, I believe there will be investors interested in this idea as there is an existing need and supply in the market that has yet to be tapped …show more content…
I will present the investor the facts regarding the legality issues with a sharing economy business model. The legal scrutiny has been placed specifically on ride-sharing services, and has not affected other industries that have applied this model. No state or national legislature has been passed that would make it currently illegal. Additionally, if the threat legality becomes more apparent it could be useful to join a group of business using the sharing economy model and pay lobbyists, as this is their

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