Diamond Angel - a tech startup
I have it on good authority that times are right for startup investment. Many opportunities exist for commercializing innovation in the physical, materials, and information sciences. Diamond Angel is a financing and start-up initiative for this.
ENJOYABLE AESTHETICS LEAD TO PROJECT
With all of the wonder around us, comes aesthetic appreciation. There is often not enough time in a day to reflect on the aesthetics of materials. We could reflect on the unending smoothness in an unfurled silk, the butter malleability of gold, the frigid ductility of graphite, the unyielding hardness of granite -- one can become lost in all the marvel of such qualities.
Current events led me to spend a few moments on water's aesthetic. We know that it is everywhere always changing: So it was claimed long ago by a distant poet.
I remarked upon this quality of water to a friend, Mr. X, a water innovator and investor. I thought it so remarkable that diamonds are at another extreme from water: Are diamonds not crystal structures of the hardest form, wherein matter is structured Unmoved in a lattice array?
Mr. X was intrigued and gave sufficient encouragement for beginning Diamond Angel.
PURSUING THE PROJECT AT ARGONNE
The next lucky thing was attending the 8th Applied Diamond Materials and First NanoCarbon Conference, held at Argonne in May, 2005. I received an intense and superb overview in the cutting edge of materials sciences. Many startup ideas were in evidence: There are sufficient business concepts to develop a financially innovative set of startups.
Several aspects made the Conference special. My Alma Mater, The University of Chicago, is Argonne's steward -- formidable intellect is at the helm. The new Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne was introduced. About 300 scientists (including nearly 80 post-doc or graduate students) and industry leaders attended. The Organizer for next year's Conference welcomed startup endeavor. One of the best moments was catching the sparkle in a researcher's eyes as he described the very light and sparkle from ultrapure diamond crystal.
YOU CAN JOIN THE PROJECT
By signing an NDA (a non disclosure agreement) and having something to contribute as an investor or business developer, interested parties are able to join the project.
PROJECT SUCCESS
Fine poems on ineffable aesthetics are one standard of success. And meanwhile, startup business success is sometimes measured by an IPO.
I can't say where the criteria of success is for Diamond Angel. But if you are reading here, I have succeeded in engaging your mind one step in a common enterprise of advancing our science for fruitful purpose.
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Natalie Vania is the Founder of Arshiya Ventures.
