We built 10e5 to close the gap between invention and value.
Most innovation doesn't fail from a shortage of ideas.
It fails because nobody owns the system connecting research, IP,
commercialization, and executive decision-making.
10e5 was created to govern that system.
Why 10e5 Exist
Organizations rarely lose to a lack of invention. They lose to weak coordination — a research program with no clear commercial case, a technical asset nobody can defend to the board, a strategic decision re-argued from scratch because there's no framework to fall back on.
10e5 was founded on a simple premise: innovation only becomes value when it's governed as an investment system, not a collection of disconnected efforts. That means treating research, intellectual assets, commercialization, and governance as one coordinated lifecycle, not four separate conversations happening in four separate rooms.
We built this firm to be the outside structure that makes that coordination possible.
How We Work
10e5 is intentionally small. That's not a limitation, it's the model. Every engagement is led directly by the owners, not handed off to a bench of juniors applying a generic playbook. You get the same two people from the first conversation through the final recommendation.
Our approach pairs technical fluency with business discipline. We've built and commercialized R&D portfolios, held U.S. patent credentials, and managed P&L and operations at scale, which means we read technical work and investment logic as one discipline, not two. Every engagement produces a defensible, usable framework, not a slide deck that gets shelved after the meeting.
Candice Landry
Candice leads 10e5's work at the intersection of research, intellectual property, and commercial strategy. Her background spans microbiology research through to R&D portfolio management and corporate governance for a publicly traded company. She holds a PhD in Biology from the University of Houston, an MBA in Management and Finance from Tulane University, and a BS in Microbiology from Louisiana State University. She has been a licensed U.S. Patent Agent since 2017.
Candice has directly managed the R&D investment lifecycle from early-stage idea through commercialized asset, including leadership roles overseeing annual budgets exceeding $100 million and negotiating R&D and manufacturing deals to bring new assets to market. Her focus is turning technical work into a defensible business case — the same discipline she brings to every 10e5 engagement.
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Kevin Rice
Kevin leads 10e5's work on operational execution and business strategy, the discipline that determines whether a strategic framework actually gets implemented. His background is in global operations and business management, having led teams from a handful of people to over 350 across the US, Middle East, Europe, Africa, and beyond. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University and is a named inventor on a patented tool and method developed for Baker Hughes and GE, granted in 2020.
Kevin has managed P&L and business strategy for organizations with turnover up to $100 million, including a period of 37% revenue growth and 26% EBITDA growth in a single year. He has also published more than ten technical articles on novel tools, methods, and operations. His focus is making sure strategy survives contact with the day-to-day work.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Where We Work
10e5 is based in the Houston Metro area and works with clients nationwide.
Engagements run remotely as standard, with in-person travel to client sites as needed.