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.

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Government Equity Cost SBIR 230

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.

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Seed Money SBIR Dilution Government 242

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.

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Seed Money SBIR Dilution Government 164

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. Grants start as small a few thousand dollars, but can provide millions of dollars in capital to new ventures.

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Government SBIR Dilution Database 221

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The other areas, which are not necessarily things that matter as much to me but I do believe help the ecosystem: * reform in contract awarding -- right now the government doesn't meet its quota (22% or something like that) for small business work.and almost everything goes to the same group of prime contractors.

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DC Washington San Francisco SBIR 90