Community Design SBIR Technology 
David Teten
DECEMBER 2, 2019
You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. The course brings Fellows and faculty together for an intensive week to work on design for maximum impact and scalability.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
We just held our tenth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.
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Steve Blank
MAY 12, 2015
SBIR/STTR Program and Startup Seed Funding. The Small Business Innovative Research ( SBIR ) and Small Business Technology Transfer ( STTR ) programs are startup seed funds created by Congress to encourage U.S. The SBIR/STTR program made ~6,200 seed stage investments in 2014, dwarfing the seed investments made by venture capital.
Steve Blank
JUNE 7, 2019
Our keynote speaker was Palmer Luckey , founder of Oculus and the designer of the Oculus Rift. I want to make my community, country or world a better place, while solving some of the toughest problems.”. Steve Weinstein a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. Presentation Format.
Steve Blank
JUNE 8, 2018
Our observation is that the DOD has more technology demos than they need, but often lack deep problem understanding. Note: The Hacking for Defense class was designed as “fundamental research” to be shared broadly and the results are not subject to restriction for proprietary or national security reasons. Worth your time to watch.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? Policy makers need to know: regulations designed to manage big-companies actually protect those companies by stifling innovation (and competition) from startups. You can see the design of the program here.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
But as impressive as its technology is, the Apple’s smartwatch has been a product looking for a solution. Frustrated by the FDA’s 20 th century processes for 21 st century technology, companies hired lobbyists to force a change in the laws that guide the FDA regulations. Much like the NIH SBIR program.) What’s Not Working?
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