to make it clear, I am advocating for these projects, but I am not involved directly in the implementation of any of them, so I do not get to 'fill in the zeros'.   You are welcome to believe I do,  but just because you believe it does not make it true.  Spreading misinformation does not help.   

As for outside investment, the programs I work with have  5:1 return on public investment in these programs (through direct match, private investment into the startups I work with, and through revenue).   The hope is that we will see the IPOs or M&A companies we work with in 8-10 years, if we are able to retain them in Eugene.  We need to work on keeping them here (through investment in workforce, infrastructure, and support programs), as up to now, most of the people who start these things have moved to cities where these are more plentiful.  It is hoped that everyone will share in the bounty by way of the tax proceeds of these transactions and through additional investment in our community.