Week 10 Discussion 1 and 2

Week 10 Discussion 1 

"Is Growth Always Good?" Please respond to the following:

• From the case study, predict how well MySpace should have done since 2006, when the case study was written. Analyze the changes in the market environment that impacted MySpace.
• From the e-Activity, looking back over what happened in the social media market, knowing what we know about Facebook, propose what MySpace management could have done differently to overtake the competition with Facebook. Determine the mistakes that MySpace management may have made.

Week 10 Discussion 2

"Having a Plan B" Please respond to the following:

• Planning for exit might be the most important thing an entrepreneur can do. Without an exit strategy, the entrepreneur may have no retirement option, or no way to get his or her investment out of the business. Suggest at least three methods for an entrepreneur to exit and analyze the difficulties of implementing them.
• Using a business idea that you might consider for your own business, determine some key risks that would threaten your business plan. Propose a method to mitigate each key risk.