Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

By 1991, 70% of the Torch funded startups were getting bank financing for expansion and later stages of the new ventures, with local governments acting as guarantors. SBIR and STTR programs, the Torch Program’s funding for new ventures was limited to seed funding the front end. Like the U.S. It went bankrupt in 1997.).

Venture Capital 164

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 164

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. – The Torch Program. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs).

Programming 280

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 280

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. – The Torch Program. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs).

Programming 172

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 172

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2011

This law will increase the SBA budget for awards to business via the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs over the next 5 years. Potential impact: small businesses would have much greater support from the Federal Government in the areas of technology and internet access, but with an added layer of bureaucracy within the SBA.

Small Business 73

Small Business SBA SBIR Programming 73

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 Im especially curious to gauge the reaction of the civilian and military representatives of our government. Ive been in a few government-themed meetings recently, so I know some of the standard answers.

DC 90

DC Washington San Francisco SBIR 90

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

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. Bringing it back to inform the next iteration of the design and so forth. What can we give back?

Technology 308

Technology China United States Government 308

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

Note: The Hacking for Defense class was designed as “fundamental research” to be shared broadly and the results are not subject to restriction for proprietary or national security reasons. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

Southern California 168

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 168

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

(It may be the first one built into the watch, but it’s not the first Apple Watch ECG app cleared by the FDA – AliveCor , got over-the-counter-clearance in 2014 and Cardiac Designs in 2013.) government via Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Much like the NIH SBIR program.) In the U.S. and/or the U.S.

China 67

China Technical Review Software Review Algorithm 67