R&D

How To Get Funding For Your Product (R&D)

By at April 15, 2015 | 11:12 am | 0 Comment

How To Get Funding For Your Product (R&D)

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better more...

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Some Tips For R&D Based Startups

By at November 20, 2013 | 7:58 am | 0 Comment

Some Tips For R&D Based Startups

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. Entrepreneurs forget that investors are looking for commercial products to make money, rather than R&D sunk costs, so investment hopes more...

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Why VCs dont want to invest in R&D technology companies?

By at August 6, 2011 | 10:00 am | 0 Comment

Why VCs dont want to invest in R&D technology companies?

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the first goal of the new business is to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer research. Investors are looking for commercial products to make money, rather than R&D sunk costs, so your investment hopes are sunk as well. In more...

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