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Disclaimer : The fundamentals mentioned below are my viewpoints and what we learned at IIMB . Thanks to professor Mr. Dharam Pal to give me the permission to post this blog. Before you start any round of the CAPSTONE , please remember the following points. I would suggest one of your team members to check all your decisions against this checklist before you submit every round decisions. Guidance: 1. Keep the assets low and sales high. Market Cap should be around 6 times of sales to do well in CAPSIM.          - Market Capitalization (MCAP) greater than Profits, and          - Profits greater than Assets (these two condition should be met always) 2. What are intangible while running any business?:          - Price to volume equation, Capacity to employee planning          - Competitor analysis*, Customer aspirations          - (Most im...

How often have you felt that the Guest Lecture organized was not worth it. Well, I have gone through this and thought of writing this blog just to help some, from making the same mistakes again. Let us start with some points to remember (prior to inviting him/her): Prepare a list of topics that your group wants to keep the lectures focussed on, never digress from that. Verify the work performed by the lecturer and view the lecture videos if available online Do not fall for big names or firms and call them just because they hold or have held a big position in those firms Remember you want to learn and not waste time. The lecturer should be a good orator. If possible the lecturer could send the macro level topics he shall cover, in advance to guage class involvement Always take a voting amongst classmates to know if your own batch would attend or not Never try to call a lecturer for current affairs (less than 3 months old), you may get one-sided views Keep the questions pr...