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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

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.) Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

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The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)

Steve Blank

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.).

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The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)

Steve Blank

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.).

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Learn your Austin ABC’s and become a local super-connector

Austin Startup

Alex has helped bring more than $160 million in funding to Texas startups through SBIR, STTR and other government funding programs for companies like Essentium, ICON 3D, and LIFT Aircraft. He was also born here and went to UT Austin before heading out to Silicon Valley for a stint. STOIKY is his callsign.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

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. It has become China’s Silicon Valley. government’s SBIR and STTR programs.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

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. It has become China’s Silicon Valley. government’s SBIR and STTR programs.

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Lessons for the DoD – From Ukraine and China

Steve Blank

For decades, satellites that took detailed pictures of Earth were only available to governments and the high-resolution images were classified. government satellite in orbit. In the last few years new venture capital and private equity firms have raised money to invest in dual-use startups.

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