Innovation comes from individuals, and
Teams magnify innovation...
The best ideas often come from those you'd least expect, and it is up to the "experts" to have a mind open enough to recognize them. Biases must be overcome, and when an "expert" gets ready to say why "it can't be done," they need to stop and ask, "What if we could?"
Innovation and improvements are not continuous, and the best improvements to innovative ideas often come from areas not directly related to the innovation in question. Working alongside other innovators who focus on different efforts can increase the likelihood of finding these opportunities.
We are living it.
Resident Companies
We are going slow and taking time to build the Digital Greenhouse right. That means trying, failing, and fixing. We will scale our operation after we have proven that we can be successful in the market.
Trexcel Corporation
Technology, Data, and Cyber Assurance solutions for the Defense Industrial Base and highly regulated Commercial Enterprises
MISC Systems, LLC
Mission Critical Control Systems for Defense, Transportation, and the Smart Grid Industries
Spend most of your time getting things done..
The success of any tech innovation effort is influenced by several factors. Some of the most innovative ideas may need to move faster due to the economic pressure of 'lost-opportunity costs. In contrast, others may take longer to achieve client acceptance or 'product market fit. ' These and many other factors go into the decision process regarding external funding, making tradeoffs that allocate risk and opportunity between the entrepreneurs and potential investors.
Whether an effort is internally funded/bootstrapped or externally funded, time and the available "runway" are critical success factors and cost control is essential. The other factor is that innovation is a discontinuous and synergistic process, and working in an environment with other entrepreneurs may make a significant difference in the outcome one would otherwise achieve.
We aim to increase the probability of success by allowing people to spend more "time on the tool," work with other innovators, operate with a lower cost structure, and stay in the game longer.
Talk is cheap. Everyone has an opinion, and so do we. We are testing ours by putting our own "skin in the game," building our startups in the new Digital Greenhouse, and testing this process before we extend it to others.