Just out of heaven to the Editor Portal Bank.ru down the creator of a social network business-angels.su Yuri Matrosov. With him, we talked about the problems and prospects of development of business angels in Russia. Our guest is a child fascinated by entrepreneurship. His goal now bound by contractual relationships of people who have interesting ideas and those who have the money for their implementation. - Yuri, how the idea of ??the resource for business angels? - I used to be a co-owner of construction company, and worked on several other types of business that the crisis had been disbanded. Released the funds. Was necessary to find an idea for investment. Came to mind the thought that I was not alone - many people like. Therefore, in April 2010 decided to create a social network of business angels. For this undertaking, I plugged in my friends - together we have created a portfolio of 10 million rubles. Today for creators are available for more than 50 million rubles. Very quickly, the site filled with content: it was about 60% of the innovators (the carriers of ideas) and about 40% of investors. The project has involved about 400 people. Entrepreneurs willing to invest between 100 thousand to several million rubles. We wrote letters and foreign investors, mostly banks, but they had to refuse, because the innovator, but an idea, there are no guarantees the return of the loan. This fundamental difference from business angels, who do not require repayment if the project does not get profitable. It is estimated that about half are successful ventures. In this regard, we were able to identify an interesting problem: the innovator speaks the language of emotions, and the investor is presented in terms of numbers. The task of our business angels to help negotiate these people to act as "translators". There is a desire to bring this project to the state level. We have Rospotent, which unites all the ideas for the storage of which you pay a lot of money. All of this growing snowball, but continues to gather dust on shelves. No system. We are creating a healthier alternative. - Your Portal takes for something money? - In general, no. This is my gratuitous initiative, for which I have spent more than 1 million rubles. But to support a resource in working condition, will be used by some easy monetization system used in other social networks. - And there is no way: the investor will look at your site ideas, let him say: "Cool ideas!", And will implement them? - Each idea is presented on the site very briefly, in the form of the name. Details can be found only in person. Therefore, to steal the idea will not work. - What are the projects already implemented or are in the pipeline? - At the moment we only form the base of the project participants. For the realization of any business idea can take a considerable amount of time. But we still managed to run online game «Bugs-online». - How much invested as received? - It's hard to tell, but if we take the average, then the refund is at the level of 10-20% of the investment on a monthly basis. Should take into account that the preparation to launch a business can go from half-time. Also, we are now seeking investors for a large-scale ideas. I managed to meet with scientists from Udmurtia, who invented a special apparatus for the detection of antibodies: a primitive, fast and easy - a good alternative to expensive American counterparts. To start production requires about $ 50 million persons participated in the competition for National Projects. He whitewashed, but the reward was a medal and $ 300. Now, this doctor will be expected to decent offers on our site. - What percentage of projects that are on your portal, you can implement without serious difficulty? - Subjectively, we can estimate that the successful can be 5-10% zadumok with a good amount of investment and a corresponding return. The average investor is willing to invest a sum starting from 1 million rubles. We do not make someone advertising, but we provide opportunities for investment. - You mentioned that you would like to give the draft status of the state. But you are business angels, what can there be a state? You have to rely on our own strength ... - Public participation in the project will give it a significant speed development and increase the mass. If the power draw does not work, then we follow the path of gradual development. - Can you then it is easier to find a business angel bigger? - In that case, we will lose independence and this could cause earnings on this resource. I want it to be extremely popular social networking site to help you grow your business. - Is it worth to talk about the bad experience of business angels. Tell us what you know of unsuccessful projects? - About 50 million euros was invested in the plant for the production of brick. Crisis broke out, which nobody expected, and investors lost their money. Production halted until better times. Fortunately, other similar projects, I have never met. - Can we say that our country has a lot of business angels? - Probably yes. These people consider themselves investors or businessmen, but are often willing to invest in an interesting project, implying a significant risk. They may be ideologues and make money just for development, for example, artificial intelligence. Nobody did not know 20 years ago that computers would be popular. Remember, even at a young age I was with my friends created a special software, and we have earned good money, which in the early 90-ies it was possible to buy a car. But we have invested in the purchase of new computers for development. All this brings good results ... - Will the business angels to cooperate with the established innovation center Skolkovo? - I look at this issue with skepticism. Our science is considerably lagging behind Western technology. If there is already developing a quantum devices, then our hands reached only to the microprocessor. For successful implementation of the project we need to create giperpredpriyatie that will produce advanced devices for scientific research. And then, based on them may be something that will invent it. Advanced world has gone far ahead. We have nobody to sell the best technology that we have won the leadership in any segment. More likely to be the opposite: if we can do something, it will be sold to the West, where again we will procure the results of their innovations. - And what about nano-technology? - This is a loose concept. It is used by all and sundry. What to say, if it is even underwear as if made on that basis. If things are called by their names, the nano-design - is a subject for development funds. Yuri Matrosov extremely skeptical about the further development of Russian business without forming a clear, understandable and transparent tool for development and state aid. He prudently determines the strategy of development of the project, which has high hopes. If he has something to build it, Russia has a chance to revive cornered small and medium businesses.
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