Circles, corporate concierge company on the verge of profitability, have to decide whether to take the D-round venture capital, despite the ever-changing and ever-worsening conditions. Four-year-old company with several large customers, it has met its projections of a business plan and finds himself just a month or two of profitability. Janet Kraus, co-founder with her running board and management team to consider alternative options to take money in venture capital. Together they weigh the pros and cons of different types of finance and strategy for growth and, ultimately, they have to decide which path to follow. "Hide
by Paul W. Marshall, Kristin J. Lieb Source: Harvard Business School 25 pages. Publication Date: November 20, 2002. Prod. #: 803062-PDF-ENG
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