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The Government Starts an Incubator: The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps

The Government Starts an Incubator: The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps

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one of the most audacious experiments in entrepreneurship since World War II.
They launched an incubator for the top scientists and engineers in the U.S.
This week we saw the results.
63 scientists and engineers in 21 teams made 2,000 customer calls in 8 weeks, turning laboratory ideas into formidable startups. 19 of the 21 teams are moving forward in commercializing their technology...
“We’ve been reading your blog about your Lean Launchpad class... Our country needs you... select the best of our researchers, pay them $50,000 to take your class and see if we can change the outcome of their careers and their research.”... While they’ll never admit it, the National Science Foundation was starting an incubator

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The above notes were curated from the full post steveblank.com/2011/12/20/the-government-starts-an-incubator-the-national-science-foundation-innovation-corps/.

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