David G. Ullman - business development

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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.

    © 2003 David Ullman