Sunday, March 20, 2016

Week 10 Reading Reflection

In the reading, the biggest surprise for me was how big of a cut administrative expensive take out of the companies’ sales revenue.

One part of the reading that was confusing to me was Internal Rate of Return. The entrepreneur must work backward through the tables and estimate the approximate rate. This whole process confused me and seemed a bit unnecessary. The Net Present Value seemed more practical. 

One question I would ask the author would be what benefits or what situations does the IRR Method bring to entrepreneurs? A project under the NPV method that got selected would also be selected under the IRR. The second question I would ask the author would be what are the key differences between Sales Forecasting and Pro Forma Statements?


It was difficult to find something the author was wrong about in this chapter because most of the reading was factual. However, I do disagree with the author when he said, “one of the primary issues that plagues start up companies is poor cash flow.” This statement may be accurate but the author gives no statistics or facts to back his statement.

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