Savvy Entrepreneurial firm -solving problems in different ways

1. Evaluate Xhale's idea and Vestagen's idea on all four dimensions of an opportunity. Rank each idea on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 is high) regarding how strongly it satisfies the four dimensions.

2. Along with "solving a problem," are the strengths of Xhale and Vestagen's business ideas bolstered by environmental trends? If so, how powerful are these trends and how much do they strengthen Xhale's and Vestagen's business concepts?

3. Do some brainstorming and come up with an additional idea for helping reduce health care-associated infections. How would you go about vetting your idea to see if it is realistic?

4. Do some Internet research to learn about the founders of both Xhale and Vestagen. To what degree does each founder reflect the personal characteristics that tend to make some people better at recognizing opportunities than others?