HOW WE DO IT

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 Sourcing the "right" deal means securing exclusive licenses for intellectual property via channel partners which enable disruptive, high value, high growth businesses when executed by industry experts.  TIF generally looks for business-to-business (B2B) business models with recurring revenue which are high-tech products or services with clearly identified target market segments. The value proposition for target market segments should offer core business improvements or is a disruptive technology which creates an industry paradigm shift. TIF also seeks Technology/Business Models which can erect high barriers to entry and limit competition due to patent protection, trade secrets and/or distribution expertise.  TIF explicitly stays away from existing companies and existing operations as those entities are frequently seeking money because their commercial launch efforts have failed.
 
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 Executing a Milestone-based, Streamlined Launch means eliminating heavy, front-loaded expenses common to new ventures while also gaining human capital economies of scale across portfolio companies.  During early phases, shared employees and resources allow low or zero overhead initiatives focused on achieving milestone results on streamlined budgets.  This single strategy permits controlled launches of 3 to 4 times the number of opportunities for the same investment dollar when compared to traditional models.
 
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 Custom Built Management Team This also allows TIF Genesis to eliminate the #1 cause of start-up failure ― an inventor/entrepreneur not suited to lead the commercial launch.  Simultaneously, this approach provides new ventures with the #1 success factor via combining a disruptive technology with a custom-built management team with industry expertise, market knowledge, and business development experience.  Finally, contrary to conventional wisdom, the management team that accelerates success is not readily apparent until certain milestones are reached within a business model, meaning only through TIF's process, can we accommodate this idiosyncrasy for success.
 
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 Governing for Market Acceleration means using tools, people and processes developed specifically for new venture creation.  This infrastructure provides an unprecedented means to systemically monitor and evaluate performance, execute mission critical projects, and leverage cross-company best practices.  This strategy greatly enhances the collective success rate compared to traditional, un-governed angel or VC investments.   In traditional investments, similar mistakes and missed-opportunities occur regularly because there is no visibility, accountability, or collective learning across investments.
 
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 Aligning Distributions and Exit Incentives simply means we align all partnership and profits interests to ensure bottom line growth and fiduciary responsibility.  This is highlighted by a First Dollar Out clause for TIF investors, which returns the original cash investment before other shareholders or key employees receive financial benefit.  This clause applies to both distributions     - whether from ongoing operations or liquidity event - and profits interests.

In summary, these strategies yield results that reduce risk, maximize opportunity, and shorten the cycle time from start up to profitability for each  portfolio company individually, and in turn, for the portfolio collectively.  All shareholders are richly rewarded with consistently high returns from TIF's unique model, extensive opportunity network, proprietary commercialization approach, and seasoned management team.