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Scaling Hard Tech: Bridging The Gap Between Ideas And Impact


Published on 2025-02-18 07:02:19 - Forbes
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The article from Forbes Technology Council, published on February 18, 2025, discusses the challenges and strategies involved in scaling hard tech innovations from conceptual stages to impactful market solutions. It highlights the significant gap between developing a technological idea and successfully bringing it to market, emphasizing the need for a robust ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs through funding, mentorship, and infrastructure. The piece outlines key strategies such as fostering partnerships between academia, industry, and government to accelerate technology transfer, the importance of patient capital that allows for longer development cycles typical in hard tech, and the role of incubators and accelerators tailored for hardware startups. Additionally, it stresses the necessity of regulatory navigation, supply chain management, and the development of a skilled workforce to bridge the gap between ideas and their real-world impact. The article concludes by advocating for a collaborative approach to overcome the unique challenges of scaling hard tech, ensuring that innovative ideas can evolve into technologies that drive economic and societal benefits.

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[ https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/02/18/scaling-hard-tech-bridging-the-gap-between-ideas-and-impact/ ]