PARAGON Development, in close cooperation with
our parent organization, is committed to Venture Partnering in corporations as well as independent
start-ups.
Our resources are a perfect match for involvement at any stage and the following exemplifies
our role and resource commitment:
| Stage |
Activities |
Output |
Involvement |
| Early |
Interviews and secondary research on initial value proposition |
Qualified recommendations that justify funding to next stage
or to cancellation |
Fee-for-service consulting on per diem basis. |
| Intermediate |
Voice-of-Market™ Phases, Forums and more detailed research |
Quantified knowledge of opportunity, identified with understanding
of potential risks and keys to success. Business/Development plan. |
Heavy involvement over several months on a project fee basis. |
| Later |
Marketing, business development and/or operational. |
Hands-on involvement in creating tangible and measurable returns. |
Typically with equity or contingency agreements. |
Corporate Venture Partnering:
Our program allows for the pursuit of numerous potential new ventures that may have originated
in many different ways: internally generated, suppliers or customers, academia or independent
inventors. PARAGON brings the following valuable support:
- Rapid assessment at early stages
- Economic benefits from lower cost
- Access to knowledge from all markets, industries and technologies
- Ability to continue on project to commercialization
- Providing a strategic resource to attract and respond to exciting new opportunities
Venture Capital/Independent Ventures:
PARAGON Development brings an experienced business staff and process that can work as independent
consultants or with detailed internal responsibilities.
In addition to the above values to corporations, PARAGON has a combination of confidence
and entrepreneurial spirit and will work under non-fee agreements such as contingencies
or equity involvement. |
