The presentation is given. I got to say things like “and we derived this number using math” and “using a regression analysis of advertising revenue in the radio broadcasting industry”. I think we did well.
In fact, the professor even challenged us on our pricing strategy. “What if your competitor lowered their prices? Could you lower yours?” “Yes,” I replied. “What would that do to your break-even time?” Feeling a challenge, I said, “I haven’t done that analysis… but I could get that for you in a few minutes. I’ll even do it on screen (my laptop was hooked up to the projector) for an ‘A’!” He laughed and replied, “I can’t promise the ‘A’, but I’d like to see it.”
And, as my team fielded a few more questions, I whipped out Excel, ran a new product adoption model given a new market size, plugged that in (and changed the price)… and had an answer in about 5 minutes. I felt awesome.
The professor - known to the students as being skeptical and challenging to present to - simply said, “Good job.”
Nice!