“You’re going to get attacked,” said Dave Schroeder, a National Security Research Strategist at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. “It’s about how you respond.”
January 27, 2023
Writing Tips
December 6, 2022
NSF releases FY23 solicitations to fund small business technology
Last week NSF released FY23 SBIR/STTR solicitations, with $85 million budgeted for Phase I awards alone.
November 17, 2022
AI/ML and Data Science Innovation
The Wisconsin Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) hosted an educational open forum event November 2nd at the UW-Milwaukee Innovation Accelerator in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
November 9, 2022
Specific Aims
Specific Aims/Technical Objectives are probably the most important scientific aspect of an SBIR/STTR proposal.
August 31, 2022
NIH SBIR Contracts Solicitation
We often may think that the NIH SBIR activities are limited to grants.
May 18, 2022
Assumptions: Start with your constraints
Launching a startup means discovery. Previously, I talked about establishing good assumptions or business guesses before launching into interviews.
May 11, 2022
Before you start writing your proposal…
One of the things to do before you start an SBIR/STTR proposal is to make sure you have some registrations in place, you’ve vetted your idea, and you’ve talked to a program officer at the agencies.
April 25, 2022
DoD Pre-release Announced!
We are excited to see the DoD has ‘pre-released’ their next round of SBIR and STTR Broad Area Announcements (BAA’s).
April 19, 2022
Assumptions: Make them matter or you’ll waste time
Lean Startup can make starting a business accessible for the new entrepreneur.
March 10, 2022
Back to the Basics
Its been a while since we looked at some of the basics or preparing an SBIR or STTR.