Business Development
Many entrepreneurs and inventors need
help planning for product funding, development and production.
Ullman can help you:
Understand what is needed to get your
product idea to market
Develop a technical business
plan
Develop a product portfolio
Develop a Product Development Process
that can become part of the company culture
Ullman has founded two companies. The first went through
the agony of all startups - how to manufacture and market products,
and raise sufficient capital to insure success. The second
company is still in this process.
BikeE Corporation: (1993-2001), $6M in sales - 2001
- Founder with two partners
- Developed business plan
- Raised capital through stocks and loans
- Hired CEO in 1996
- Chairman of the Board 1993-2001
- Managed engineering
- Specified new products (view
products)
- Sold out in 2000
Robust Decisions Inc. (2001 -present)
-
Developed business
plan
- Raised capital through government funding and loans
- Developed software products
Additionally, Ullman taught "Entrepreneurship", a course at
Oregon State University for four years. This course was
sponsored by both the Colleges of Engineering and Business and drew
students from them both.
Ullman has served six years on the Board of Director of the Business Enterprise Center, the
largest business incubator in Oregon.
He has been a speaker at local forums on entrepreneurship and
startup funding. |