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

Steve Blank

It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. VC’s treat the SBIR and STTR programs – they never heard of it, or they think it takes too much time to apply for too little money. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs). Seed Funding (Innofund).

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

Steve Blank

It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. VC’s treat the SBIR and STTR programs – they never heard of it, or they think it takes too much time to apply for too little money. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs). Seed Funding (Innofund).