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- 4. Name the Indian origin multinational food chain that specialises in a certain drink which is also mentioned in the name. The drink is desired all year long and has evolved into numerous variations. (4,6,3)
- 5. This term refers to a business, investment, or product that provides a steady income or profit. Analogous to a certain animal consistently providing a useful commodity. (4,3)
- 6. This company was the target of a unique undertaking from ordinary investors in January 2021, as a large movement of people placed bets against the downfall of this company in order to try make hedge funds lose a lot of money, the very recent movie adaptation of the incident starred Paul Dano. (8)
- 7. In 2009 this company make one of the most costly design decisions ever in their product, by changing an iconic packaging into a bland unrecognisable one, causing a drop in sales immediately and the quick reversal of the change. The product and this company is spotted in nearly every canteen of our college :) . (9)
- 10. Name the company known mostly for creating the most commercially successful shooter video game franchise got recently acquired along with the company it merged with in 2009, by Microsoft for $69 Billion. After months of the UK antitrust regulator trying to stop the acquisition on grounds of possible monopoly. (10)
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- 1. Identify the term being talked here in context of startups "This fund typically represents the first official money a business venture or enterprise raises. Some companies never extend beyond this fund into Series A rounds or beyond." (4,4)
- 2. This term (also a verb) refers to when a person, or company, sells goods on their website that they do not keep in stock. It gained traction during the covid pandemic as a get rich quick scheme as doing so one can generate passive income. (4,8)
- 3. Name the company whose valuation is 12 times it's next competitor, but it only sells smaller volume of more expensive "alternative" products. (5)
- 8. This marketing strategy used to involve a physical piece of paper which acted as an incentive to use a specific product or service, Coca-Cola's 1888-issued "free glass of" is the earliest documented case of this.(6)
- 9. The founder of this company is currently on trial for wire fraud, money laundering, and securities fraud, after losing 10 Billion (with a B) dollars of customer funds.The company went bankrupt in November 2022 after being the face of a certain web3 related technology for some time. Name the company. (3)