Considering the complexity of the future investment in the convergence of Public Transportation with Public Utilities we intend to build strategic relationships with venture capital groups to invest in the various components of the system.  So many venture capital firms are focused only on information technology, or medical technology, etc., we will find our success in a greater collection of funding sources.

 

8 POINTS

(Source: www.bluerockcapital.com )

Venture concept.

What is the company’s basic market opportunity?

Highly efficient, mass produced, globally marketed, modular public transportation equipment and utility conduit systems.

What is the company’s technology?

Unique magnetic levitation and magnetic propulsion technology that is cheaper to build than any other maglev train currently in use or described in published research projects.  Our technology is designed to be conducive to mass production, easy assembly, and to provide for redundant conduit to enable simultaneous infrastructure development serving all public utilities.

What are the most important points to make in an overview statement about the company?

The company is designed to provide a common platform for municipalities world wide that sets a standard for maglev transportation enabling the auto industry to build cars of almost any design that fits that standard gage. 

Ultimately, the InterState Traveler Project creates a common infrastructure for both public and private vehicles that will serve the growing populations of the world for the next 100 years.

Market opportunity.

Identify the specific need or problem addressed by the venture.

The ever expanding populations of the world will need a safe and efficient transportation system.  The constraints of the existing automobile highway system are already being suffered by everyone in every city.  The Auto Industry will need to survive, and by making cars for the new standard gage maglev system, jobs will remain secure and company growth will be substantial.

Describe the overall structure, size, and value of the current market.

The existing market is highly specialized, very expensive, and incompatible with similar systems.  As an example of the value of the current market, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority was awarded a $333 Million dollar grant to build a very small 'one-of-a-kind' system using traditional rolling stock and ground based rail technology.

How is this market need now being met? By which companies?

The US DOT has sponsored six test projects with a $55 million dollar budget to build 'one-of-a-kind' test bed maglev systems.

How strong is each of these companies in the current market?

What share of the market does each competitor now hold?

What is the size and value of your targeted market niche or market segment?

Describe what the market will be like five years from now.

Identify likely customers (either by type or, if possible, by name).

State and local municipalities world wide.

What are their specific buying habits today?

How will the company establish its own position in this evolving market?

Being the first to market with a unique design that enables the rapid production of maglev transportation giving us the opportunity to circumvent the development cost of 'one-of-a-kind' systems, and win contracts based on our low price, return on investment and rapid deployment.

Technology.

What is the present state of the technology in this field?

Complicated and nearly cost prohibitive designs and construction methods have prevented the commercial investment in maglev technology.  Our technology will revolutionize the industry and create the first commercial opportunity in maglev mass transit.

What is limiting in the current situation that makes improved or new technology desirable?

Relatively few innovators investigating improvements is existing design and the perceived complexity of a very simple process.

What competing technologies now exist?

What competing technologies are known to be under study or development?

What would be the relative advantage of the company's technologies?

Our system is designed from the outset to be mass produced and easy to install.  One of the most advantageous components of our business plan is the simultaneous installation of specialized conduit to be employed for fiber optic networks, electrical distribution networks, potable water distribution, and liquid waste pipelines.  All this being considered

What are the specific goals and objectives of the company's project?

To build a manufacturing company that will supply maglev public transportation systems to be sold to municipalities world wide.

Protecting proprietary rights. Think about the one or two points to make here.

If proprietary technology results from this project, who will own the discoveries?

Is there a suitable technology "assignment" agreement in place between the

partners of the company and the company itself? Between the company and its

employees? Between the company and its outside collaborators?

In order to undertake this project in the first instance, are there any existing patents,

copyrights, licensing agreements, trade secrets, or other types of protection that

must be considered?

Manufacturing. Please provide one or two sentences (at most) on some of the

following issues.

How will the resulting products be produced? In-house manufacturing and

assembly? In-house assembly of components that have been manufactured by

outside sources? Commercialization by out-licensing production and distribution

entirely by others?

Regardless of the method, how will quality control be handled?

Marketing, Sales and Distribution. Please cover the one or two most important

points here.

How will the company take its products to the market (direct sales vs. rep-based

selling vs. a marketing arrangement that is contracted or licensed to a third party)?

Given the selected approach, how will this process be managed?

How will the company establish and support its distribution functions?

Is there some special regulatory approval required for the company’s product /

service?

Has the time required for obtaining these approvals been estimated realistically?

Does the budget include adequate provision for such approval procedures?

Do the company's sales and cash-flow projections reflect these considerations?

Management team. Please provide one or two sentences (at most) on some of the

following areas of discussion.

What is the experience of the members of the management team?

What are the specific credentials of the team members? Affiliations?

What roles will each member play? What specific responsibilities?

Funding. Please provide one or two sentences (at most) on some of the following

areas of discussion.

What funding will be required over time to support the venture?

What will such funding be used for?

What type of sources are most appropriate? Most likely to be interested?

What is the company's strategy for obtaining funds from such sources?

What are the financial results that are anticipated by the company?