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Designing a Corporate Entrepreneurship Program – A Qualcomm Case Study (part 1 of 2)

Steve Blank

From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is Ricardo’s “post mortem” account of the life and death of a corporate entrepreneurship program. Part 1 outlining the program is here. ———-.

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Designing a Corporate Entrepreneurship Program – A Qualcomm Case Study (part 1 of 2)

Steve Blank

From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is Ricardo’s “post mortem” account of the life and death of a corporate entrepreneurship program. Part 1 outlining the program is here. ———-.

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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

Startup Professionals Musings

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. A more general approach is to check out Grants.gov , which is a searchable directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs.

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Startup Accelerator The Brandery Opens Applications For 2013

YoungUpstarts

Cincinnati, Ohio-based startup accelerator the Brandery is currently accepting applications for its 2013 edition of its four-month acceleration program for brand-driven consumer Internet startups. Events & Happenings accelerator program Brandery startup startup accelerator'

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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

Gust

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. A more general approach is to check out Grants.gov , which is a searchable directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs.

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Innovation at Argonne National Laboratory Incubator

The Startup Magazine

That’s why I’m so excited to serve as Director of the Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) program at the U.S. CRI Program. CRI is a two-year program for innovators focusing on energy and science technologies. Through its annual application call, four to six teams are selected to join the program. Program Impact.

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Mentors-Plus-Capital Programs – Intense Incubation

Startup Professionals Musings

There is a growing fellowship of special-case start-up programs operated by closely-knit, permanent groups of angel-mentors. To get the mentors and the seed money, the start-up teams must clearly demonstrate what I call Moxie, the strength of character to play the game to its conclusion. The entry screenings are tough.

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