AZEqualizer
08-28-2008, 12:02 AM
Steve Parry from NGEN Partners had this to say today:
Hello. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to all of you interested in Venture Vehicles. My name is Steve Parry and I’m a Managing Member of NGEN Partners (www.ngenpartners.com) the principal investor in Venture Vehicles. Our firm has provided the financial and management expertise to set a solid foundation for this company over the past year. NGEN is a pioneering “cleantech” investor. Simply put, we seek out, and invest in a focused set of companies and services that can leave a positive mark on our environment.
Today, we are delighted to be a part of the Venture team and the dedicated people that developed the vision and concept. It’s a tremendously passionate, knowledgeable and capable group.
We have also been gratified to see the early enthusiasm for the concept that Venture has given birth to. Like you, we fervently believe it’s the right vehicle at the right time.
We live in a world where future population growth is going to be centered in the world’s largest urban markets. It’s important, however, that we protect the precious freedom of mobility in these urban centers – to continue to stimulate and develop economies, to provide needed goods and services that enhance the quality of life. At the same time, we need to find new solutions to escalating energy costs and the environmental challenges that can arise from sustaining mobility.
Therefore, it’s completely understandable that our work at Venture is attracting interest. I also accept we live and work in a “show me environment” that rewards actions not words. And to this end, perhaps there are a few things I can say in these early days of our work.
First, this is a program we have on an aggressive fast track. We have a long-term plan to produce this vehicle as quickly as possible. This is the reason we are active helping the team grow the company.
Second, we also know we are developing an entirely new vehicle while launching a company. This is a challenging task. Read any newspaper and you see we live in an environment of great change, particularly in the transportation business. It’s fast moving, with continually changing demands, and a highly competitive environment. To succeed, the team must remain flexible and aggressively manage the complexities of this business.
All of us on the team have been gratified and touched by everyone’s early and meaningful voices of support. It’s a great validation of our initial instincts about this vehicle. Now, as we continue to progress we will regularly communicate the milestones on the way to eventual production and sales. You have my personal word on this. Quite candidly, however, this is not going to be an everyday exercise because we simply must stay connected to, and focused on the multitude of daily details needed to successfully get our vehicle into the homes and driveways of our future customers as quickly as possible. We need to make sure management has 100% focus on this very intense process.
Thanks for your ongoing interest and enthusiasm. You have our entire team’s full effort to design, develop, produce and sell a vehicle that will uphold all the enthusiasm you have shown. And, we look forward to continuing to here from all of you!-Steve Posted: 2008-08-27 20:57:34 FTR.com (http://flytheroad.com/blog/forums/topic.php?id=892&replies=6)
Hello. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to all of you interested in Venture Vehicles. My name is Steve Parry and I’m a Managing Member of NGEN Partners (www.ngenpartners.com) the principal investor in Venture Vehicles. Our firm has provided the financial and management expertise to set a solid foundation for this company over the past year. NGEN is a pioneering “cleantech” investor. Simply put, we seek out, and invest in a focused set of companies and services that can leave a positive mark on our environment.
Today, we are delighted to be a part of the Venture team and the dedicated people that developed the vision and concept. It’s a tremendously passionate, knowledgeable and capable group.
We have also been gratified to see the early enthusiasm for the concept that Venture has given birth to. Like you, we fervently believe it’s the right vehicle at the right time.
We live in a world where future population growth is going to be centered in the world’s largest urban markets. It’s important, however, that we protect the precious freedom of mobility in these urban centers – to continue to stimulate and develop economies, to provide needed goods and services that enhance the quality of life. At the same time, we need to find new solutions to escalating energy costs and the environmental challenges that can arise from sustaining mobility.
Therefore, it’s completely understandable that our work at Venture is attracting interest. I also accept we live and work in a “show me environment” that rewards actions not words. And to this end, perhaps there are a few things I can say in these early days of our work.
First, this is a program we have on an aggressive fast track. We have a long-term plan to produce this vehicle as quickly as possible. This is the reason we are active helping the team grow the company.
Second, we also know we are developing an entirely new vehicle while launching a company. This is a challenging task. Read any newspaper and you see we live in an environment of great change, particularly in the transportation business. It’s fast moving, with continually changing demands, and a highly competitive environment. To succeed, the team must remain flexible and aggressively manage the complexities of this business.
All of us on the team have been gratified and touched by everyone’s early and meaningful voices of support. It’s a great validation of our initial instincts about this vehicle. Now, as we continue to progress we will regularly communicate the milestones on the way to eventual production and sales. You have my personal word on this. Quite candidly, however, this is not going to be an everyday exercise because we simply must stay connected to, and focused on the multitude of daily details needed to successfully get our vehicle into the homes and driveways of our future customers as quickly as possible. We need to make sure management has 100% focus on this very intense process.
Thanks for your ongoing interest and enthusiasm. You have our entire team’s full effort to design, develop, produce and sell a vehicle that will uphold all the enthusiasm you have shown. And, we look forward to continuing to here from all of you!-Steve Posted: 2008-08-27 20:57:34 FTR.com (http://flytheroad.com/blog/forums/topic.php?id=892&replies=6)