If this company can get $350M in funding.. this CEO wouldn't need to be messing with a pinky.. every aerospace/aviation company on the planet would be recruiting him.
All the players involved can make a hell of a lot more money with millions of shares of stock when these deals come together...literally overnight.
I guess I would like to ask, based on your past history and your success's, how many opportunities have you passed on that did in fact end offering a decent ROI? I have no doubt in your ability to determine a good investment opportunity, but although this one may not be in your liking, I would like to assume that you are open to the fact there is potential upside here.