How can we fix the Market for Solutions?

What if we had a “US Department of Experiments” with the power to grant temporary waivers from Federal, State, and City laws — when safe and ethical to do so — for the purposes of learning what policy interventions actually work?

What if investors could directly fund product R&D within existing companies, taking risk in exchange for a future share of revenue?

For example, say you’re building a product for a niche market worth “only” $50 million. Who will invest in you? VCs won’t touch you because the math doesn’t work out — they need investments that have a shot at returning the portfolio. Banks won’t touch you because they only know how to underwrite going concerns — businesses with operating history, ... See more

What if investors could directly fund product R&D within existing companies, taking risk in exchange for a future share of revenue?

-What if there were incentives — or requirements — for large institutions to create sandboxes where authorized Builders can access real problems and testbed ideas?

There’s tons of room for creativity in how we improve distribution:

How many highly-educated, ambitious college grads and FAANG alumni start companies chasing low-value problems, because finding the high-value ones is too hard?

What if new Builders easily get funding against a signed LOI or customer contract (a kind of “startup factoring”)?

-Why aren’t there more Kaggle-like marketplaces where specialists can solve specific problems for enterprises?

For example, say you’re building a product for a niche market worth “only” $50 million. Who will invest in you?- VCs won’t touch you because the math doesn’t work out — they need investments that have a shot at returning the portfolio.- Banks won’t touch you because they only know how to underwrite going concerns — businesses with operating history... See more