Build a business case for yourself.

Your request is too vague to explore any accurate ideas, Mr X.

There are many aspects to look at when considering to secure a project or seed-stage budget and in various contexts.

However, as you are fully aware and from my experience; to acquire any budget of any sort; a resultant of commercial value (ROI) needs to be realized.

For our context (and this context must still be well defined), commercial Value (ROI) can be defined as a tangible system, process or product that has intrinsic [or generates or contributes to] commercial value in its completion [or MVP and scalable] state; where it matches an existing or future demand and can be exchanged on the open market.

The questions to ask ourselves are;

1. what is the current demand/needs?

2. what is future demand/needs?

3. what value can we produce to match the demand/needs?

Considering these questions in the context of the technology, their applications and commercial viability thereof at our disposal.

Its simple economics Mr X. determine demand (now and future) + cost of value production estimates (product, service & solution) + scalable & growth path (future state) = ROI. Your ROI metrics will make or break your budget request and to obtain good metrics, one needs a good business use case.

In my opinion, a good starting point would be to compile a business case for yourself that outlines these assumptions and validations.

Build yourself a sustainable business for the future