With venture-capital funds depressed, kick-starting a technology business can prove to be problematic. James C. Hsiao and Kenneth Fong offer some advice for budding entrepreneurs.
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The authors thank Larry Bock of Nanosys for allowing use of the pie chart, and David Reisner of Inframat and US Nanocorp for helpful discussions.
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Hsiao, J., Fong, K. Making big money from small technology. Nature 428, 218–220 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/428218a
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