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. In the U.S. Of course, nothing is really free in the business world. Technology is not enough.
Up and Running
APRIL 24, 2018
For example, having flexible work hours means you can hire talented candidates from different time zones, which will increase your productivity while keeping the costs down. Once you understand all these points, you can start networking with them. Have a comprehensive growth strategy. Where do they hang out?
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Austin Startup
DECEMBER 20, 2020
Alex has helped bring more than $160 million in funding to Texas startups through SBIR, STTR and other government funding programs for companies like Essentium, ICON 3D, and LIFT Aircraft. He’s been programming since he was a kid running some of the first online communities and networked games. STOIKY is his callsign.
Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs). Seed Funding (Innofund). Venture Guiding Fund.
Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs). Seed Funding (Innofund). Venture Guiding Fund.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
I'll add one more point: The SBIR program is based on a dated notion of small business research, and the multi-year process doesn't line up with the speed of many modern startups. In many cases I look at an SBIR and say "how about I just build that and sell it to you when it's done," but that is unrealistic today.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
I think the real long pole in the tent is in developing new operational concepts, in light of a clear-eyed assessment of what we’re going to face from either China or for example Russia’s A2/AD network in Europe. You’ve got a resident power with a huge set network of capabilities. We like to be dominant in every domain.
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