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Customer discovery
Customer discovery is a critical component in identifying marketing and sales goals and a necessary component of #SBIR proposals.
NSF Regional Innovation Engines Program – Supporting Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)
Looking for an external evaluator that focuses on DEI for your upcoming NSF Regional Innovation Engines Program? Look no further. 🌏 🤝
MVP and market research for SBIR/STTR
Research takes time. Smart applicants will start early. Many applicants also benefit from the guidance of subject matter experts on proposal preparation and SBIR/STTR protocol. Talk to us. We can help.
NSF Regional Innovation Engines – External Evaluator
The NSF’s Regional Innovation Engines Program includes a mandatory evaluation component. Here is what you need to know when choosing an external independent evaluator for the program 🔍 📝
Whatever you do in life and in business avoid this one thing.
Whatever you do in life and in business avoid this one thing.📉 🗃
Funding opportunity research
Finding a funding opportunity that suits your needs is important. Refrain from the temptation of trying to retrofit your company to fit an ill-fitting opportunity in an effort to
What is an MVP and how does it relate to SBIR/STTR
For any research project including SBIR, an MVP is very important because it can provide feasibility and act as a go/no-go milestone for further research.
Two uncomfortable side effects of pursuing your goals – Visibility & Criticism:
Speak up! If you think you have a product that could shift industry standards; apply for funding. 📣 📣
Pre-seed and seed-stage as a qualification for funding
Anyone who has perused through solicitations (either federal such as SBIR or for pitch competitions and accelerators) will notice that one of the many qualifications for applicants is that they are “seed-stage” or “pre-seed stage”, but what does that mean and why is important to be in this position for certain funding opportunities?