Based on the material covered in this chapter, what questions would you ask the firm’s founders before making your funding decision? What answers would satisfy you?

Business Idea: Launch an elite programming school that teaches people to code in an accelerated period of time and helps them find good-paying jobs as developers.

Pitch: There are many people in the 25- to 45-year-old age range who want to change their career. They’re in the midst of their first career, and are either unhappy with it or have discovered that they have an interest in coding and want to build software. They may also want to avoid pursuing a two-year or a four-year college degree. Many may already have college degrees in another field, or may be facing circumstances that make pursuing a four-year degree in computer science impractical. There are also high school students who have a high aptitude for coding who would like to get a head start on a college computer science program before entering the job market.