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Business and innovation

Are you good enough to cross the valley?

14 Sep 2021 James McKenzie
Taken from the September 2021 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "Crossing the valley".

In his third article on funding hi-tech firms, James McKenzie looks at recent initiatives to help them jump over the “valley of death”

Illustration of four people jumping over a chasm between rocks
Risky business Hi-tech firms can face a big gap from start-up funding to having a successful product. (Courtesy: iStock/PrettyVectors)
If you’ve never heard of the “valley of death” before, it’s quite simple. It’s a metaphor

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James McKenzie is the writer of the Transactions column for Physics World about physics in industry. He is writing here in a personal capacity
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