Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Today’s topic was T he Challenges of Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

Technical Review 369

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Technology United States 369

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

The same year we started the class, it was adopted by the National Science Foundation to train Principal Investigators who wanted to get a federal grant for commercializing their science (an SBIR grant.) The NSF observed, “The class is the scientific method for entrepreneurship. Stay tuned. Team AngelComms – Rescuing Downed Pilots.

Lean 394

Lean Security Asia SBIR 394

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

The same year we started the class, it was adopted by the National Science Foundation to train Principal Investigators who wanted to get a federal grant for commercializing their science (an SBIR grant.) The NSF observed, “The class is the scientific method for entrepreneurship.

Oakland 306

Oakland Asia Lean Video 306

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

The same year we started the class, it was adopted by the National Science Foundation to train Principal Investigators who wanted to get a federal grant for commercializing their science (an SBIR grant.) The NSF observed, “The class is the scientific method for entrepreneurship.

Oakland 271

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 271

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

He also co-founded three companies: a broadcasting network, Air America Media, a solar energy company, Atenergy and a branding agency, Brand Maestro. ” Two of the entrepreneurial programs, which I managed is called the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.

Small Business Administration 120

Small Business Administration SBIR United States Entrepreneur 120

David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I’m now researching non-dilutive funding for Action Tank , a startup I’m gestating to “Make America Functional Again”. Other traditional options for non-dilutive financing include grants, loans, SBIR, STTR, vouchers, tax credits, etc: Wonder’s Overview of Non-Dilutive Funding. Beyond the SBIR: Non-Dilutive Funding for Your Startup.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review SBIR Dilution Silicon Valley 60

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Its impossible to resist the urge to plug Virgin America as much as possible. I'll add one more point: The SBIR program is based on a dated notion of small business research, and the multi-year process doesn't line up with the speed of many modern startups. Please leave a comment and lets discuss!

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DC Washington San Francisco SBIR 90