The following table contains financial information from the business plan of a new venture that makes a portable device that uses laser technology for measuring distances with great precision, LaserGolf, Inc. The information in the table is in thousands of dollars. (Note: The figures in parantheses and in red color below are negative.) Show your work.

a) Using this information and the discussion on stages of venture development from Lecture 1 (Stages: 1-Oppurtunity 2-Development 3-Startup 4-Early Growth 5-Expansion 6-Exit), how would you propose to demarcate (i.e., identify the boundaries between) the stages of new venture development?

b) How much cash is the venture expected to need in total?

c) How would you suggest staging the infusions of cash? Why?

d) What kinds of investors are best suited for investing at the various stages of development?

e) What would you suggest as useful milestones for evaluating progress?

\begin{tabular}{lcccccccccc} \hline \hline Month & 6 & 12 & 18 & 24 & 30 & 36 & 42 & 48 & 54 & 60 \\ \hline Sales & $0 & $0 & $100 & $500 & $1,000 & $2,500 & $5,000 & $10,000 & $12,000 & $15,000 \\ Profit & ($200) & ($300) & ($500) & ($200) & $100 & $300 & $700 & $2,000 & $2,500 & $3,500 \\ Cash Flow & ($1,000) & ($500) & ($2,000) & ($1,000) & ($500) & ($100) & $300 & $1,000 & $2,000 & $3,000 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}