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Hacking for Defense @ StanfordĀ 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

The same year we started the class, it was adopted by the National Science Foundation to train Principal Investigators who wanted to get a federal grant for commercializing their science (an SBIR grant.) Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence community or other government agencies.

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Hacking for Defense @ StanfordĀ 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

The same year we started the class, it was adopted by the National Science Foundation to train Principal Investigators who wanted to get a federal grant for commercializing their science (an SBIR grant.) Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

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Government Grants Cost No Equity, But are Not Free

Startup Professionals Musings

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Since government grants are funded by tax dollars for specific industries and research, usage of grant funds is carefully monitored. Extend your networking. Stringent spending controls.

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Lessons for the DoD ā€“ From Ukraine and China

Steve Blank

For decades, satellites that took detailed pictures of Earth were only available to governments and the high-resolution images were classified. government satellite in orbit. Another startup is providing a resilient, mesh local area network for secure tactical communications supporting ground units.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War ā€“ Class 10 ā€“ The DOD and Modern War ā€“ā€“ MichĆØle Flournoy

Steve Blank

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 ā€“ Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. You’ve got a resident power with a huge set network of capabilities. How Should the DoD Spend Smarter?

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Donā€™t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

Startup Professionals Musings

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Since government grants are funded by tax dollars for specific industries and research, usage of grant funds is carefully monitored. Extend your networking. Stringent spending controls.

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

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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