The combination of an innovative technology with a robust business strategy and excellent execution are the very foundation of every successful startup company. Regarding pure business aspects there is ample support provided from coaching and funding sources such as InnoSuisse, Venturelab, and the well known business competitions. As inventor and engineer you naturally possess deep expertise in your core technology. However, the tacit expertise and experience required to actually transfer the technology into a market-ready product are often lacking in a very early stage company, leading to a rift between anticipated development strategy and actual execution. We can fill this knowledge gap and help avoid frustration with partners and investors.
Partnering with us helps you turn you venture into a successful business:
- Founder focus: Free up your time to focus on business development.
- Acceleration: Save time and resources, reduce risk, and add value to your startup.
- Experience: Complement your team’s skills with seasoned expertise.
Our Roles
We offer our expertise exactly when and how you need it.
Sparring Partner to the CEO and CTO – Use our expertise regarding business and technology strategy to challenge your views. We take the contra if needed to make sure all arguments are laid out and decisions are sound, and the situation is regularly reviewed. Thanks to our direct involvement discussions start from a high level of understanding and can dive into more detail than any external business support.
Development Engineer – Whether it’s a specific engineering problem or an ongoing effort to mature your supply chain, we solve the technical challenge. Example projects include automation of a critical fabrication step, solving a reliability issue, data gathering, or implementing a new product feature.
Lead Investor and Board Member – Depending on technological field we invest into the company at an very early stage. We help in building relationships and confidence with external investors and business angles. Often this goes along with a position as member of the board. Please keep in mind, our main contribution (and interest) centers around the development strategy of the technology.
Our Expertise and How We Can Contribute
Swiss Startup Ecosystem – Our team has firsthand and deep understanding of the Swiss startup ecosystem, including critical insights, common pitfalls, and valuable learnings. We share these insights to refine your strategy and help secure early funding.
Tech & Product Development Strategy – Together we perform an in-depth analysis of your technology, the current prototype, and manufacturing processes to identify risks, cost drivers, reliability and repeatability issues, and bottlenecks. We define a development plan and initiate its execution.
Supply Chain Knowledge Transfer – On-site, we develop a roadmap for maturing and de-skilling production, including required engineering developments towards partial automation. We implement our Fast Forward Production database application to manage your internal supply chain, optimizing for cost, efficiency, reliability, and yield.
Soft- and Hardware Development – We have years of experience to manage technology projects of all sizes and budgets in a lean and agile fashion. This starts from a minimal proof-of-concept with a custom PCB, passing through multiple iterations and decision gates, to ensuring the transfer into a mature and reliable fabrication line.
Fully Flexible Engagement
The needs of a early-stage startup are expected to fundamentally change over time. We are prepared to step up or scale down our efforts as needed.
- Our engagement is fully flexible, from 5 days a week for 1 month to 1 day a week for 5 years.
- We serve as advisors or take on operational roles.
- Compensation may include cash and/or equity and our contribution is often in-kind.
- We commit to strict NDAs and non-competing agreements to ensure confidentiality and trust.
There is only one requirement: the project needs to be interesting and challenging for us.
Contact Us
Partner with us to leverage our expertise, to achieve your vision efficiently and effectively.
contact@production3000.com