Over on RocketForge, Michael Mealing has an interesting discussion on how best to seed entrepreneurial space companies.
He lays out a good list of what an effective early stage incubator should provide:
- Funding
- Mentoring
- Market Development
- Ongoing Support
He feels none of the existing organizations fill the niche properly and asks: “So who’s interested in building such a thing?”
Any takers?
Gee – I always thought the path to a successful business was:
Stage 1: Collect Underpants
Stage 2: ???
Stage 3: Profit
“So who’s interested in building such a thing?”
The answer, of course, is “anyone who can make a profit out of it.”
Which is to say, nobody.
And that is why nobody is doing it.
What I find curious, and annoying, is that a $100 billion dollar space station’s sole achievement has been to earn the Russian’s $20 million for a single visit.
:/