Why good ideas get trapped in the valley of death— and how to rescue them
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All new products must pass through the "valley of death" before they reach the market. Many never make it out, and sometimes that’s ok— if they don’t work, don’t fill a need, or for any number of reasons. One of the fields where this problem is most pressing is zero-carbon technologies. Why is it vulnerable to this trap, and can we change it? Explore how to break the cycle of the funding gap.
Explain why many new products that are innovative and good for the environment can lose funding while they are in the development phase.
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Meet The Creators
- Director Lisa LaBracio
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Storyboard Artist Wing Luo
- Illustrator Luísa Holanda
- Animator Murilo Jardim
- Art Director Luísa Holanda
- Music André Aires
- Sound Designer André Aires
- Hype Producer Taíla Soliman
- Hype Executive Producer Gabriel Garcia
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor George Zaidan
- Fact-Checker Jennifer Nam
