Lessons From Hollywood: A New Approach To Funding R&D
Could science-based industries benefit from a financing model similar to one used to make Hollywood movies? "We propose that a form of governance centered on the project rather than the company may be a more efficient way to organize innovation in science-based industries," write the authors. Their proposal addresses the fact that traditional venture capital "wasn't designed to deal with the costs, risks, and slow payout of science-based industries."