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Hacking for Defense @ StanfordĀ 2021 Lessons 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.) Steve Weinstein , 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. He runs H4X Labs.

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Hacking for Defense @ StanfordĀ 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.) Steve Weinstein 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. He runs H4X Labs.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2019

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.) Steve Weinstein a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 26: Javier Saade and Hillary Hartley

Steve Blank

He also co-founded three companies: a broadcasting network, Air America Media, a solar energy company, Atenergy and a branding agency, Brand Maestro. ” Two of the entrepreneurial programs, which I managed is called the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.

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Learn your Austin ABCā€™s and become a local super-connector

Austin Startup

Iā€™d start by trying to follow them on social media to get to know them a bit, and then reach out with a relevant intro request through LinkedIn. 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.

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Chinaā€™s Torch Program ā€“ the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

These incubators are mostly clustered in the eastern coastal regions, and disproportionately target TMT (Technology Media and Telecom) and Biotech. governmentā€™s SBIR and STTR programs. VCā€™s treat the SBIR and STTR programs ā€“ they never heard of it, or they think it takes too much time to apply for too little money.

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Chinaā€™s Torch Program ā€“ the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

These incubators are mostly clustered in the eastern coastal regions, and disproportionately target TMT (Technology Media and Telecom) and Biotech. governmentā€™s SBIR and STTR programs. VCā€™s treat the SBIR and STTR programs ā€“ they never heard of it, or they think it takes too much time to apply for too little money.