What the winners had to say:

• "This simulation is a great learning tool for everyone who wants to either own a business or to focus as a business manager. It lets us practice what we learn in the classroom and boosts our confidence to venture into a business or to improve the existing business."

  
  — Karunanithi Natarajan, IIM Bangalore, finalist in the Fall 2011 Capsim Challenge (Capstone)

• "The simulation helped me to understand in global way how to operate a company and about the many points of view in a company – how production, product, human resources, finance etc. all have to work together."

  
  — Vanessa Pazmiño, Universidad Santa María, finalist in the Fall 2011 Capsim Challenge (Capstone)

• "One of the most important lessons we learned is that you have to know the business, inside and out. Those who know everything there is to know about their business are much more likely to succeed, and that was reinforced here."

  
  — Staven Musick, Davis College of Business at Jacksonville University, finalist in the Fall 2011 Capsim Challenge (Capstone)

• "[The simulation] shows how smart decision making and poor decision making can drastically affect the outcome of your business. When working in a team, in the classroom, it can show how multiple minds think differently and how in a business, one person cannot make all the decisions. Compromises have to be made, for the good or the bad, and you need to overcome these hurdles in the future."

  
  — Eric Marshall, Baylor University, Fall 2011 Capsim Challenge (Foundation)

• "Specifically, I learned how to incorporate estimated earnings with the different ratios that financial investors look at when determining where to invest their money. I also learned how the marketing aspect of running a business is more than just advertising the product, but using that advertising to increase demand and determine how to price the product."

  
  — Scott Noll, Washburn University, Fall 2011 Capsim Challenge (Foundation)