Comments on: NOT nanotechnology investment advice http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2358 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2358#comment-827277 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:23:02 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2358#comment-827277 <a href="http://index5.teodorr.ru" rel="nofollow">

]]> By: Gregg Early http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2358#comment-57183 Gregg Early Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:22:43 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2358#comment-57183 Christine, Interested investors can also check out my Web site where Cientifica President Tim Harper and I hack through the investment industry hype to help nanotech investors make money for themselves, not stock promoters or charlatans. Best, G http://www.realnanotechinvestor.com Christine,

Interested investors can also check out my Web site where Cientifica President Tim Harper and I hack through the investment industry hype to help nanotech investors make money for themselves, not stock promoters or charlatans.

Best,
G
http://www.realnanotechinvestor.com

]]> By: Adam http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2358#comment-57156 Adam Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:41:52 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2358#comment-57156 This certainly sounds like a promising investment. It should be noted, however, that while there are SEC rules that allow certain "accredited" ($1M+ Net worth or $200K+ Yearly income) investors access to these pre IPO firms, that most entrepreneurs and owners will shy away from any investment other than their angel or VC rounds. The reason for this lies in the fact that for every round the company participates in, the entrepreneur's ownership is diluted, decreasing the potential windfall that would come from an exit. Christine is right in that the rest of us can't really get into nanotech until firms start going public. Most companies, however, are going to court just enough cash from VC's and angels to cover their burn and their growth until exit, leaving us out of the equation altogether. So while SEC laws certainly hinder our investment, the SEC isn't wholly responsible for the situation. By the way Christine, if foresight has assets greater than $3 Million, foresight is eligible for investment according to the SEC under the accredited investor exemption. Nanotech is exciting, but we should also remember the risks associated with pre IPO's and startup stage businesses. Refer to Nature's article "Drilling for Nanotech Gold," here: http://www.nature.com/materials/nanozone/news/061102/journal/444016a.html (subscription is free). For every company that has orders too numerous to fill there are many others who may not make it at all. I'm comfortable leaving that risk to just the VC's, but that's me. Adam This certainly sounds like a promising investment. It should be noted, however, that while there are SEC rules that allow certain “accredited” ($1M+ Net worth or $200K+ Yearly income) investors access to these pre IPO firms, that most entrepreneurs and owners will shy away from any investment other than their angel or VC rounds. The reason for this lies in the fact that for every round the company participates in, the entrepreneur’s ownership is diluted, decreasing the potential windfall that would come from an exit.

Christine is right in that the rest of us can’t really get into nanotech until firms start going public. Most companies, however, are going to court just enough cash from VC’s and angels to cover their burn and their growth until exit, leaving us out of the equation altogether. So while SEC laws certainly hinder our investment, the SEC isn’t wholly responsible for the situation.

By the way Christine, if foresight has assets greater than $3 Million, foresight is eligible for investment according to the SEC under the accredited investor exemption.

Nanotech is exciting, but we should also remember the risks associated with pre IPO’s and startup stage businesses. Refer to Nature’s article “Drilling for Nanotech Gold,” here: http://www.nature.com/materials/nanozone/news/061102/journal/444016a.html (subscription is free). For every company that has orders too numerous to fill there are many others who may not make it at all. I’m comfortable leaving that risk to just the VC’s, but that’s me.

Adam

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