Technology
Inventor/Entrepreneurial Team Clients
- Experienced solar installers developed plug and play PV system and sought advising to secure Series A round financing. Advised entrepreneurial team to achievement of MA state funding milestone and DOE funding milestone. Provided financial advising to achieve $2M venture capital investment. Added 5 employees.
- Founder of wind turbine renewable energy firm sought technology partnership to develop ancillary patents and enhance performance. Identified European partner for co-development.
- Former National Government lab director created patented algorithms to accurately measure fuel usage based on fuel delivery data. Developed business model with technologist to reposition technology as mass validation tool for government funded weatherization programs. Coached technologist to develop sales pitch for multiple government energy efficiency programs. Developed and closed first customer orders. Technologist's company secured contracts to fulfill bootstrap growth goal.
- Critical care business development director partnered with world class neurosurgeon to develop drug delivery platform for TBI (traumatic brain injury). Coached founder to successfully develop business plan, executive summary, private placement memorandum and investor presentation. Founder raised $750K in non dilutive funding and added 6 employees.
- Recruiter partnered with business development director to secure rights to stroke treatment device. Coached leadership to pitch and secure state funding for proof of concept tests and win NJ pitch competition.
- Specialist technologist educator for hearing impaired. Coached founder to re design company services and pricing resulting in 3 new hires.
- Bio chemist patented nanotechnology based sensing and communications innovation sought advice on infringement from major research corporation. Coached inventor on business plan development, preparation for business negotiation on patent infringement, and identified senior management to support partnership based commercialization plan.
Universities
- University sought to accelerate growth of commercialization efforts in cosmeceuticals and dermatology. Coached entrepreneurial team to develop business plan. Entrepreneur raised $2.5M Federal funding
- University sought to prepare three entrepreneurs for professional investor meetings. Coached inflamation biotech scientist ex big pharma, stroke therapy spinout team from small biotech and disability education startup founders.
- University sought to commercialize orphan disease based medical device. Identified non reimbursement market opportunities and product requirements, developed business plan, identified design team and strategic research and development partnerships.
- University sought to integrate for profit opportunities in senior thesis program for product designers. Served as Instructor for External Partnerships and led workshops to introduce top grads to commercialization process with visiting lawyers, angel investors and incubator managers.
Design
- World class industrial designer developed concept for utensil and container using new bio degradable material. Signed first distributor and customer. Identified global manufacturer. Launched PR with national magazine. Filed international patents.
- Estate of architect sought to commercialize nature product. Identified industrial designer to refine concept, identified product manufacturer, negotiated license agreement with estate.
Social Ventures
- Triple bottom line entrepreneur award winner of NCIIA grant (http://nciia.org/grants#SV) with low head, high flow hydro turbine sought to develop franchisable electricity generation concept beyond first Honduran river test site. Coached engineering based entrepreneur team on business plan development and pitch development for microfinance fund raising.