Steve Blank

AUGUST 21, 2013

Both of these groups, those who took the Innovation Corps class and those who didn’t, applied for government peer-reviewed funding through the SBIR program. The teams that skipped the class and pursued traditional methods of starting a company had an 18% success rate in receiving SBIR Phase I funding. The syllabus is here.

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Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Seeing a 200-percent revenue growth in just the first year after securing that loan, TRISTAR took out an additional $500,000 SBA-backed loan to expand its physical presence into two more locations. It has grown from five employees generating $120,000 in annual revenue to 350 employees generating annual revenues of $16.5

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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. Bob invented Ethernet, founded 3Com (revenues of $5.7B), was the Editor of InfoWorld magazine, and was a venture capitalist at Polaris in Boston.

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Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

Because of complex government regulations and a lengthy incubation period, funding a healthcare startup is more difficult compared to financing a tech startup. That’s why having a revenue-minded focus from the early stages helps to secure funding. Secure timely funding.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

government via Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). However, if the Apple Watch becomes a device eligible for reimbursement , there’s a huge revenue upside for Apple. Much like the NIH SBIR program.) In the U.S. medical devices are reimbursed by private insurance companies (Blue Cross/Blue Shield, etc.)

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

But also, to bring more tech talent into government to really help speed the transformation process. I’ve got to have access to recurring revenue to survive until then.” For some of us, it’s going to be going into government service or serving in the military. And that requires again some culture change.

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