Sunday, February 18, 2007

SigEx Foundry converts sustainable student projects into new companies by Silvia Baldin

SigEx Foundry is Creating companies for the new industry

With new opportunities and the right technology to deliver Enhanced Communications, the new industry needs to reinvent itself to create the companies of today’s and tomorrow’s telecommunications brands.

SigEx Foundry, pioneer and leader of the Enhanced Communications industry is mandating the Foundry, a re-training and company creation program, to develop custom Enhanced Communications training and deploy thousands of engineers over the next five years. The new industry requires a minimum critical mass of newly trained engineers able to develop and install Enhanced Communications products and services on a global basis.

The SigEx Foundry is a revolutionary training, research and development center that uses proven methodologies and management techniques to create successful companies based on advanced technology innovations. One of the requirements of development projects and companies launched by The Foundry is that they be sustainable businesses. Sustainability is about not depending on the market, and is a very strong asset in building technology companies today with excellent potential for creating value and personal wealth.

Tools used to create sustainability include use of our own investment fund, SigEx Ventures, combined with structures that provide value, distribution of equity and a controlled exit strategy. This approach creates a level of sustainability that allows our project companies to control their own destinies. Projects are pre-funded for 12 to 18 months of operation through SigEx Ventures, providing investors opportunities for a high return on investment based on micro investment funding (small structures grow faster), and providing Foundry graduates with stable opportunities for growth.

The SigEx Foundry’s proven process using three phases of validation provides a solid foundation for sustainability after projects are launched. A “win-by-design” approach with strategic customers enables products to be designed to meet customer needs while patents are secured. Monthly builds continue to validate products and services through the development stage, enabling them to be adapted to strategic customer needs and ensuring their value proposition.

Using this approach, SigEx Foundry builds companies in a sustainable way.