Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

The eight teams spoke to over 945 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

Oakland 301

Oakland Asia Lean Video 301

ithacaVC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

I am always very cautious when it comes to government grants and government supported competitions. Apart from SBIR/STIR grants (which often literally are used to start companies based on university research), my general view is that startups should NOT overly rely on the government for anything.

Government 40

Government SBIR Dilution Portfolio 40

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

is still using a McNamara-era requirements and acquisition system designed by financial managers from Ford and imposed on the DOD in the early 1960s. One observation that often goes unnoticed is that the government audit agencies – GAO, DoDIG – are also part of the problem, as they work hard in assuring compliance with bad strategy.

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Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 436

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 Im especially curious to gauge the reaction of the civilian and military representatives of our government. Ive been in a few government-themed meetings recently, so I know some of the standard answers.

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DC Washington San Francisco SBIR 90

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

She’s currently Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors , and former Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a bipartisan national security think tank. I think the name of the game is managing this competition, fostering cooperation where we can. And you have to incent that.

Technology 300

Technology China United States Government 300

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

The eight teams spoke to over 820 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

Oakland 266

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 266

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

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

is still using a McNamara-era requirements and acquisition system designed by financial managers from Ford and imposed on the DOD in the early 1960s. One observation that often goes unnoticed is that the government audit agencies – GAO, DoDIG – are also part of the problem, as they work hard in assuring compliance with bad strategy.

Technology 228

Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 228

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

Six teams spoke to over 600 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

Southern California 163

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 163

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

government via Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Much like the NIH SBIR program.) China is plowing into this with government support, private and public funding, and a China FDA (CFDA) approval process that favors local Chinese solutions. In the U.S. and/or the U.S. The Future. Outside the U.S.,

China 67

China Technical Review Software Review Algorithm 67