To optimize their effectiveness, colour cases ought to be printed in color. For some time, 1366's co founders, Frank van Mierlo and Ely Sachs, had faced a pick, which was now made all the more stark: 1366 could enlarge to create silicon wafers itself, raising the required capital from "favorable" investors and building shipment volume slowly, or 1366 could accelerate its market entry fundamentally by partnering with the Asian manufacturing companies that had started to master the world-wide solar business.
While faster increase was charming 1366 and its present investors, the business contemplates that it might encounter substantial risks if it uncovered the intellectual property to "erroneous" partners. 1366 had no plan of sacrificing control of its own technology, but given the effective role of authorities in the solar industry and the pace of innovation, Sachs and van Mierlo feared this might not be a race that may be won by the vigilant.
PUBLICATION DATE: March 05, 2012 PRODUCT #: 812133-PDF-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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