Cost Government Product SBIR 
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
This process costs money, which professional investors are not willing to contribute, since their interest is in scaling a proven product and business model into a growth business. Acquiring seed-stage funding is admittedly tough, but a source that I find often overlooked is government grant funding, accessible in the U.S.
Steve Blank
AUGUST 21, 2013
What if we could increase productivity and stave the capital flight by helping Life Sciences startups build their companies more efficiently? Quite a few of the teams were building biotech, devices or digital health products. But pivoting early, before you raise and spend millions or tens of millions means potential disaster avoided.
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Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Professional help costs money. Stringent spending controls.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 2, 2011
I applaud the initiative, and encourage startups in this direction, but there are costs. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors. A good place to start is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 19, 2014
Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Professional help costs money. Stringent spending controls.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
One observation that often goes unnoticed is that the government audit agencies – GAO, DoDIG – are also part of the problem, as they work hard in assuring compliance with bad strategy. Operational Concepts are the Minimum Viable Products of the practical application of a doctrine against a specific enemy in a specific environment.)
Gust
MAY 11, 2014
Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Professional help costs money. Stringent spending controls.
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