The last 5 percent of the research and development project can make you or break you.
You’ll get to that point where the technology is almost working. You could just about commercialize it; but not quite.
This is the point when you need to change your thinking. Incremental and linear progress is great and has gotten you where you are, but now it’s time for a breakthrough.
Try looking at the problem backwards. Solve the equation in reverse. Reverse the way the code runs. You get the idea. Try to break it up in a different way. Sometimes when trying to break it, you’ll find a solution you had not thought of before.
Keep mixing up your thinking or the results are not likely to change. Take mental breaks. Bring in outside eyes to take a fresh look at the problems.
Don’t give up. You’re almost there and, if it was easy, anyone could and would be doing it.