• Why is now the right time?
  • If your plan is successful, what economic or market benefit will the technology convey?
  • Explain the principles of the technology?
  • What, if anything, has been proven?
  • How far is this from commercial scalability?
  • What risks remain to be proven?
  • What are the three major things that could go wrong?
  • Have theoretical models been created or validated?
  • What external third party has validated your models and experimental results?
  • How long will it take to validate the viability of the technology, through experiments or otherwise?