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Date Submitted: 02/23/2012 01:34 PM
Golf Swing Analyzer
Jeremy Barnett, Frankie Cleary, Cole Balkman
SWOT Analysis
Strengths Company Other companies with similar products for research Company will have an advantage toward rights to intellectual property from all the media exposure and attention Company can easily attract investors due to high media exposure Product Technically strong product Low cost for high capability - will be highly competitive Has been vetted as a high quality product with high market potential by judges at several engineering competitions First product to offer such a wide variety of features for a reasonable price Business model Ability to create high margin market through mfg technological products People/HR Founders have extremely high engineering capabilities - ability to design more products in the future Founders have some recreational experience playing golf and one has been on Junior Golf Circuit Strong belief in their product Weaknesses Company No board of directors No ownership of patents Founders have no alternative source of income No other revenue drivers or business opportunities besides the one product Product Many similar products already established in the market place Only at prototype level Other necessary features such as battery power as not been developed yet Other optional features such as ball projection have not been developed Only one product and type available No patent or proof of intellectual rights to the design Media attention puts idea out for others to take without IP Business model Idea for business model is in question People/HR No board of directors No one with experience in management, marketing, operations, etc. Founders have no practical business experience Founders do not know anyone with business experience
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Finances Product has gained a lot of media attention, leading to attention from investors and entrepreneurs Pricing structure is high enough to indicate a quality...