Up and Running
JUNE 21, 2021
Thanks to assistance from SBIR-funded research, iRobot was able to conquer the thorny challenge of moving a project from the demonstration stage to a marketable and profitable product. It has grown from five employees generating $120,000 in annual revenue to 350 employees generating annual revenues of $16.5 iRobot — From robots to riches.
David Cohen
MARCH 13, 2019
AFWERX has a program called SBIR , which is a way that startups can work with the US Air Force with little or no hassles. And the Internet itself! In a nutshell, barriers to working with the Air Force have been “mitigated” ( blown up sir! Think for just a moment about the innovations that have come from our military.
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crowdSPRING Blog
MAY 22, 2011
This law will increase the SBA budget for awards to business via the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs over the next 5 years. Potential impact: small businesses would have much greater support from the Federal Government in the areas of technology and internet access, but with an added layer of bureaucracy within the SBA.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
Of course, the real thanks should go to a startup - Gogo Inflight Internet - that I was lucky enough to meet at a recent workshop. 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. Thanks guys!)
Steve Blank
MAY 3, 2022
At the onset of the war in Ukraine, Russia launched a cyber-attack on Viasat’s KA-SAT satellite, which supplies Internet across Europe, including to Ukraine. Drone technology was initially only available to national governments and militaries but is now democratized to low price points and available as internet purchases.
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