Isn't the point of the SBIR program to rapidly differentiate ideas that work and don't in small Phase 1 contracts?
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There are references you didn't screenshot in that solicitation that explain more about the topic. https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/detail/1254391 …
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I agree there's a lot wrong with SBIR: too many wired, Phase 1 $ too low, paperwork overhead too high, sponsors don't know their own needs
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But I think you're mischaracterizing the problem. As a SBIR participant, it's *very* hard to understand how anyone gets rich off this.
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Replying to @dguido @EmilyGorcenski
There seem to be a bunch of companies who have figured out how to scale this. They pay contractors and just run through lots of these.
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Replying to @matthew_d_green @EmilyGorcenski
SBIR review considers past commercialization efforts in future proposals to try and discourage that. It should definitely get stricter.
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Replying to @dguido @matthew_d_green
You wanna keep mansplaining the field I spent a decade in or....
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @matthew_d_green
For the companies I know that receive SBIR $, they're a godsend that lets them attempt products from research, my company included.
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Sorry, I can't see how someone with that much experience hasn't also stumbled on some success stories too!
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I acknowledged their existence in-thread:https://twitter.com/EmilyGorcenski/status/878707856870080512 …
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Perhaps the issue with "you can't see" is "you're unwilling to treat critical views as valid."
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
Do you have any recommendations or is the point simply, "we should burn down SBIR and increase our IT spend"? Because that's how it sounds.
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