From a Technology to a Business

Hsin-Chia Ho^1*

¹General manager office, Innovative Nanotech Inc., Hsinchu City, Taiwan

* Presenter:Hsin-Chia Ho, email:hc.ho@i-nanotech.com

The infrastructural maturity and the quantity of the startup business are strongly correlated to a country's competitiveness in modern society. Especially in high-tech industries, which represent a country's level of technology, economic and social development. From the country’s point of view, it is a significant strategy to encourage high-tech startup businesses. Another hand, a startup business is a highly risky venture. This report offers advice for the founder of a startup business on how to transform from a technology owner to a start-up business founder. The content includes the change of mindset, developing a way of a business plan, fundraising channels, the perspective of venture investors, market assessment, assessment of technology readiness level, and successful case analysis.

Keywords: startup, venture invest, business founder