A good manager and business person would hire an expert (under an NDA of course).
An expert might be able break the log jam.
Or it might be that the next level, proof of concept, is expensive. One cannot be too greedy. If it is legit, someone else will eventually copy it. And something is better than nothing.
I would definitely agree. But people don’t always behave rationally...
Rossi has a backer. Industrial Heat has purchased the technology and is developing production devices. They claim to have a 1MW system in operation at a customer’s facility.
They are not currently seeking investors as far as I have heard.