死しの谷たに

expression, noun

valley of death

Business term for the critical gap between product development and successful commercialization, where many innovations fail due to lack of funding or market traction.

• 多おおくのスタートアップは、開かい発はつから事じ業ぎょう化かまでの「死しの谷たに」を越こえられずに消きえていく。

  Many startups disappear without being able to cross the 'valley of death' between development and commercialization.

• この技ぎ術じゅつはまだ死しの谷たにの手て前まえにある。

  This technology is still before the valley of death.