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. It went bankrupt in 1997.). Like the U.S.

Venture Capital 272

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 272

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. It went bankrupt in 1997.). Like the U.S.

Venture Capital 164

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 164

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster. The Small Business Administration and the digital services agency 18F are trying to help entrepreneurs build successful companies and the 21st century digital government. Did you encounter organizational inertia?

Small Business Administration 120

Small Business Administration SBIR United States Entrepreneur 120