Problem 1: What are the critical factors that determine the success or failure of a start-up company?
Problem 2: Analyze why the two companies in this module, Seibel Systems and eBay, differ so much in their outlook.
Problem 3: Identify some of the important lessons you derive from comparing companies that continue to do well and others that flounder, after being successful start-ups. Do any stand out as being most important in their two cases? Why or why not?
Problem 4: Assess the key start-up factors that determine long-term sustainability of a company such as eBay or Siebel.