SBIR
topic on 2 shows · 4 statements across 2 episodes
Innovators & Investors 
American Optimist
4 statements about SBIR, every show
Rothzeid: Anduril gained early defense momentum via SBIR Phase III award
“And so it was actually a phase three that Andrew got pretty early on for their century tower that allowed them to then get some real momentum in the defense space.”
Shield Capital Advises Certain Startups to Avoid DoD and SBIR Contracts
“In certain cases, we actually advise our startups not to work with the DoD. Even, you don't even bother doing a SIBR. The DoD is not organizationally structured to leverage your technology in a way that makes sense for your business goals and outcomes, and you…”
Rothzeid: Scaling DoD prototypes to procurement takes 18 to 24 months
“That budgeting process in a normal year. And this year, fiscal year, 25 is anything but a normal year. But that process can take 18 to 24 months to sort of ramp up. So you might have a great prototype that won an SBIR or a different other R&D contract, and it …”
Cinnamon: SBIR grants are easily awarded and create false market validation
“The problem is they kind of dole those out like candy where it's not that hard to get a million dollars here, a million dollars there. And a lot of people mistake that as a signal of saying you're building something that people want.”