Three Minutes to Millions

You're moments away from pitching to your dream VC when Marcus Chen, your biggest competitor's CEO, bursts in with an unexpected buyout offer. The terms: $12M cash, but you must decide in the next 180 seconds. Your team's fate, your dream, and your integrity hang in the balance as the pitch deck sits undelivered.

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B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Founder/CEO of an AI security startup on the verge of Series A

Conversation Partner

Marcus Chen, CEO of RivalTech

Setting

Glass-walled conference room on the 42nd floor, Manhattan skyline visible through rain-streaked windows, your pitch deck frozen on the projector screen

Location

Blackstone Ventures, Park Avenue, New York

Learning Objectives

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Gather enough information to make an informed decision while time ticks down

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Determine if Marcus Chen's offer is legitimate or a tactical ploy

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Either accept the offer, negotiate better terms, or successfully defend refusing it

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“I'll cut straight to it - $12 million cash, right now, for complete acquisition. The VCs outside that door won't match that, and you know it. Clock's ticking. You have exactly 180 seconds to decide before I walk out and tell them exactly why you're not taking their meeting.”

This is how Marcus Chen, CEO of RivalTech's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#305

What You'll Get

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