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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 26: Javier Saade and Hillary Hartley

Steve Blank

government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster. ” Two of the entrepreneurial programs, which I managed is called the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Hillary : That’s exactly right.

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Extending and Expanding Aid – Some Policy Ideas

VC Adventure

I leaned on a number of people for their advice to come up with what I describe in more detail below. – We should also fund the CDFIs to participate in community lending programs (could be structured as grants with specific parameters/limits). Expand the Existing SBIR Programs. – Rapidly execute new SBIR awards.

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