Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

SBIR and STTR programs, the Torch Program’s funding for new ventures was limited to seed funding the front end. Being designated as a Torch Program startup gave banks comfort to provide loans to these ventures for technology commercialization. The market was created to provide startups and their investors liquidity.

Venture Capital 272

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 272

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

SBIR and STTR programs, the Torch Program’s funding for new ventures was limited to seed funding the front end. Being designated as a Torch Program startup gave banks comfort to provide loans to these ventures for technology commercialization. The market was created to provide startups and their investors liquidity.

Venture Capital 164

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 164

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Examples are Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion, New York for finance and today, Silicon Valley for technology entrepreneurship. It has become China’s Silicon Valley. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. Industries have a competitive advantage when related companies cluster in a geographical location.

Programming 280

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 280

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Examples are Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion, New York for finance and today, Silicon Valley for technology entrepreneurship. It has become China’s Silicon Valley. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. Industries have a competitive advantage when related companies cluster in a geographical location.

Programming 172

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 172

David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs. Aspen Tech Policy Hub.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review SBIR Dilution Silicon Valley 60

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Much of what makes the USA, and Silicon Valley in particular, such a great place to start a company is the result of good government policy. Policy makers need to know: regulations designed to manage big-companies actually protect those companies by stifling innovation (and competition) from startups.

DC 90

DC Washington San Francisco SBIR 90