'Good partners' | Not currently in litigation 'Leading company in our industry' | Middle of the pack player 'Work closely with the management' | Talk to them on the phone once a month 'Window of opportunity' | Without more money, the company is dead 'Well below plan' | An outright, unmitigated disaster 'Value-added investor' | Generally comes to board meetings but spends most of the time on 'emergency' phone calls 'Upgrading the management team' | The organization is in complete disarray 'Too early to tell' | Results to date have been grim 'Strategic investor' | Investor will pay a preposterous valuation 'Somewhat below plan' | Revenue shortfall of 75% 'Rifle shot approach to a few investors' | You're the only potential investor left 'Reposition the company' | No market for current products 'Possibility of slight shortfall' | Revenue shortfall of 50% 'Passive investor' | Phones yearly to see if company is still in business 'Opportunistic investment strategy' | Absolutely no investment strategy 'On a manufacturing learning curve' | Can't make the product with positive margins 'Long selling cycle' | Yet to find a customer who likes the product 'Limited downside' | It can't get much worse 'Investing heavily in R&D' | Trying desperately to catch the competition 'Ingredients are there' | Given two years might find a workable strategy 'Feeding frenzy' | At least one interested new customer 'Entrepreneurial CEO' | Totally uncontrollable, bordering on maniacal 'Cyclical industry' | Posted a huge loss last year 'Currently revising the budget' | Financial plan is total disaster 'Considerably ahead of plan' | Hit plan in one of the last three months 'Basically on plan' | Revenue shortfall of 25% 'Acquisition strategy' | Current products have no market

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