Developing a Tough, Time-Consuming Technology? This Investor Is Interested

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areas of tough technology, such as pharmaceuticals. That’s a really hard area with very long time frames and many failures, but if you win, you have 12 years to monetize those investments. That’s how that system works, and it’s attracted a lot of capital. The Engine is focused on other tough tech areas where it’s less obvious how [the system] should work, but these areas are incredibly important to society.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608865/developing-a-tough-time-consuming-technology-this-investor-is-interested/