Abstract:
Alan Shalleck: Last month I discussed the missing public investor in nanotechnology and the meager efforts of Wall Street to involve the public in any nanotech financing. This has led to “The Valley of Death” (TVOD) for many nanotech entrepreneurs. TVOD is the “funds gap” created after the VC’s and institutions have put their initial “smart” money into selected nanoventures but before Wall Street underwriters take a few of these growing but capital starved ventures public in an IPO.