Results of Energy start-ups days

August 201o 28-29 years has passed the Greencubator EnergyCamp-Kyiv. I also participated in this event, being a jury member of the section. ... The original idea of ​​the ... In the end, what happened, and the audience in the hall called together what is happening, ...

Unfortunately, not all contestants have finished with this format, so their reports and built more like the stories of technological ideas that they want to implement, rather than a presentation of investment projects, with specific amounts of investments, assessment of future cash flows, return on investment, etc. n. All this has left its imprint on the questions of the jury. It turned out that almost impossible to ask those questions that we had planned, t. to. it was immediately clear that the speakers are not prepared to answer in this format. Therefore, in the debate we had to shift the emphasis from money to technologies and ideas. But such an option, I hope, proved to be very interesting for the present and useful for speakers.

It is a pity that among the reports was not an interesting topic to me personally, ... The results of the contest were formulated during a small meeting of the jury, during which each of us it has expressed the opinion of reports and the prospects of the ideas themselves. For its part, let me say that in my own rated the first three projects are as follows:.
a. supercapacitors.
2. Mikroinvertory for solar cells.
3. The production of biofuels.

And finally I want to cite the opinion of my colleagues on the jury. Stanislaus Noise. , Who in his. column in the magazine ... very clearly and correctly explained the position with which we come to this competition, and based on that formulated their questions to speakers and placed them then their estimates:.

' Investors - the same people, like you and me. They drink coffee in the morning and read news in Russian. But should you come to a meeting with the investor, as he immediately turns into an evil male gorilla who speaks in a special, bird language.

It happens with everyone who is looking for money to implement his brilliant business idea. Intersects with a guy on some get-together, to present the idea. Word for word - and he slaps you on the shoulder and kindly invited to a meeting in the office. Two days of presentation for you to lick this nice and courteous person.

Come to his office, and there is that no he was not an investor, a leader of the tribe and unfriendly gorillas numskull. Behave aggressively, and offended to steal your brilliant idea.

The good news is that this is just an illusion. Small hallucination, which affects a lot of entrepreneurs. If you understand the language and habits of investors, then in essence they are kind and caring creatures. The thing is that they do not care about your idea, and their money. '.