Feasibility Analysis for Shark Tank Entrepreneur Pitch

Description of the Main Opportunity(s)

This assignment should be no more than three pages total (single-spaced, 11-point font).

As with the case assignments, you are encouraged to access outside industry or market reports, competitors’ web pages, or other information to inform your feasibility.

1) View your choice of one of the Shark Tank entrepreneur presentations:

2) Describe the main opportunity(s) involved in your selected pitch. Highlight parts of the feasibility of the business concept involved in your chosen pitch by describing the characteristics of the opportunity and related concept (or at least the entrepreneurs’ understanding of the issues) below. If they are not explicit about these, please infer and justify why as appropriate. Help do a bit of feasibility analysis for the entrepreneur.

Please use outside sources such as industry or consumer reports, competitors’ web pages, or statistics about the market to amplify any information you might need. Be sure to note any references and citations.

1. That they have the “right” customer
2. That they have the appropriate way to reach that customer
3. Their main source of differentiation and value-add over the next best alternative
4. Customers’ willingness to pay the price (in line with point c above regarding value-add)
5. The price-cost relationship (such as margins, profitability, tech development, etc.)
6. Industry features and dynamics
7. Their ability to deliver on the concept as described

3) What are your conclusions about the feasibility of the opportunity(s)? What factors lead you to make this assessment? Be specific and address each opportunity. You don’t have to agree with the “sharks” on this; they might be looking at different factors than you are.

4) What are the three or four overall takeaways (lessons learned) from watching this pitch and the comments of the “Sharks” for your own entrepreneurial career and feasibility analysis? This is an important part of the assignment, so make sure you put in appropriate thought and connections.