Mr. Abdul Kasim, managing director of Arar Infra Contracting Co. LLC (Arar), needed to make a decision on the viability of a business proposal to start a new company called Dune Technologies (Dune) under Arar to build smart fire alarm devices using cloud-based technology. Kasim saw the Dune project as a transformative opportunity for Arar to enter a new market with significant growth potential and to get an early-mover advantage in the cloud-based fire safety systems industry. However, project viability and funding of the investment remained unanswered questions, so Kasim prepared a preliminary report on his business idea and presented it to his fellow board members.

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