Steve Blank
JUNE 19, 2014
The traditional model of how to turn scientific discovery into a business has been: 1) make a substantive discovery, 2) write a business plan/grant application, 3) raise funding, 4) execute the plan, 5) reap the financial reward. It’s open to NIH SBIR/STTR Phase 1 grantees. The class is team based.
Board Effect
JULY 7, 2021
Two notable federal grant programs are the Small Business Innovation Research grant program (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR). Twelve federal agencies offer SBIR and STTR grants including: NASA. The grant awards for the STTR program are similar to the SBIR program. Watch the deadline.
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Up and Running
JUNE 21, 2021
Thanks to assistance from SBIR-funded research, iRobot was able to conquer the thorny challenge of moving a project from the demonstration stage to a marketable and profitable product. These are just some of the many examples of small businesses thriving through hard work, dedication, and the support of the SBA.
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 23, 2018
It allows participants to avoid the many pitfalls — including a lack of investment and a shortage in the mentoring support needed to build strong business plans — that can torpedo great ideas. Source: Pexels. R&D Catalysts. FGC Plasma Solutions. Atlas Energy Systems.
Steve Blank
JUNE 8, 2021
I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup. It Started With An Idea. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 12, 2015
they can visit the directory of government grant alternatives, which is searchable and features more than a thousand federal programs, or more locally the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), with opportunities for high technology startups. Of course, nothing is really free in the business world. In the U.S.
Steve Blank
JUNE 12, 2020
I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup. It Started with an Idea. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011.
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