One Mic Stand: Mahmoud Khalil of Fourth River Solutions

Fourth River Solutions (4RS), is a volunteer non-profit consulting group aimed to provide hands-on business experience to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) advanced degree (Masters and PhD) and post-doctoral trainees.

Mahmoud Khalil steps up to the One Mic Stand to tell you how the organization consults for local non-profit, early stage start-up companies, and university technology transfer groups to provide much needed rigorous research and analytics.

Among a variety of consulting services that Fourth River offers, it vets emerging technologies for feasibility to achieve successful market entry and profitability by evaluating key aspects of the technology, including value proposition, competitive advantages, and barriers to entry.

For its clients, Fourth River has consistently demonstrated that it can provide high quality service for a minimal price compared to a large for-profit consulting firm.