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Mauro

 

-Us Gourmet Burger chain: open a franchise in Argentina

-Run by his brother ( technical and feel himself as an entrepreneur despite his managerial studies ) and his father , more focus on the managing

-Affordable loss: quitted his job to open the restaurant and if everything will go bad , he will return to the family business

-No one inside the company ; only the family ( potential issue ? Why no one external ?)

-His father got the idea during his honeymoon  - entrepreneur opportunity insight

-The key point of the business Is to difference between the normal fastfood burger shops

-Frameworks used : Effectuation , Risk and Uncertainty , Ownership ( King vs Rich ) ,Exit

- Absolutely more King , so control , than rich

- Can be a potential issue the fact of not knowing deeply the food market field

Jenn 

-Blair Creatives – Consultive company

-Run by her friend on her own

-Needs improvement in setting boundaries and in say no sometimes to so client requests

-Goals : more organized , so hire someone (via Interpersonal or strategic dynamic ? Maybe the first one )

-Frameworks used : Effectuation ( bird in hand , patchwork ) ; Bootstrapping ( is it a real framework ?) ; Uncertainty and Risk ; Teams ; Purpose –Rich vs king

- What about the intention ? And what about all the 5 principles ?

Youssef

-Lebanese cuisine based in Egypt

- Tested the effectuation by asking about : main reason to start the business ; open or not to partnerships ; background of the startupper

- Framework : Effectuation ; Intention ; Exit ; Risk and uncertainty ( big risk open a bar in northern coast of Egypt

-Exit strategy : sells only if the value will drop ( negative exit ) . So not open to a quit by selling for a high value ?

-More rich or king ?

-Will the team grow ? Following what theory ? 

Mohamed 

-Nola cupcakes

- Only had 1 brief talk , so not so many information

-Started only for friends and via Facebook

- Not really think as a job , only as a hobby

-Huge money returns thanks to her 3 shops in Cairo

-She can manage this very quick growth ?

- How will she contrast the growing competition ?

-Frameworks used : Objectivism vs Constructivism ; effectuation ; Risk and uncertainty ; Intention