Listen to SSTI's Interview with Peter Longo of Connecticut Innovations


Listen to Peter Longo’s response to the following questions in this clip (approximately 9 minutes):

  • Can you describe, from the company’s perspective, the process a company goes through when receiving assistance from the Eli Whitney Fund?
  • What stages of business development are you targeting with the program?
  • Can you speak about how instituting private sector practices has helped the program achieve success?
  • Can you offer some insight into what has made it possible for the Eli Whitney Fund to continually turn profits from the funds to keep it self-sustaining?

Listen to the nine-minute condensed version of the interview or the full conversation (22 minutes).

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About Connecticut Innovations Eli Whitney Fund

Connecticut Innovations invests in early-stage, Connecticut-based technology companies through the Eli Whitney Fund. These investments serve to attract and retain innovative companies that create jobs and help position Connecticut to excel in the global, knowledge-based economy.


About the Excellence in TBED Awards
The SSTI Excellence in TBED Awards recognize exceptional achievement in addressing elements that have been found in successful tech-based economies. These include a research base that generates new knowledge, mechanisms for transferring knowledge into the marketplace, an entrepreneurial culture, sources of risk capital, and a technically skilled workforce.

For more information about the SSTI Excellence in TBED Awards, visit http://www.sstiawards.org.