Commercializing Innovation: Providing Inspiration, Ideas And Knowledge To Raise Funds, Invest In And Commercialize Great Ideas - Paperback

by Rodney Overton (Author), Rick McElhinney (Author)

If you are an entrepreneur, a mentor or an angel investor looking to succeed with an early-stage venture, this book will provide confidence and enhance your success. The book is designed to provide inspiration, ideas and knowledge to those who care about the early-stage venture environment. It will provide invaluable insight into what it takes to develop and commercialize innovative ideas.

Author Biography

Rick McElhinney is Managing Director of Mechpart and a founding chairman of Founders Forum Limited and Angels Institute. He is involved as an equity partner and maintains various levels of involvement in a number of manufacturing and technology companies in China, the United States and Asia Pacific. Rick has been an active member of the University of Toledo Manufacturing and Technology Advisory Board, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and has been a senior member of the Institute of Engineers, since 1978. Rodney Overton is an international award winning writer (published in four languages) of more than 25 popular business skills 'how-to' books covering a wide range of business, human resources, management, planning and sales and marketing topics. He works as business consultant and strategist and has wide experience in facilitating, writing and developing business training courses.