So, I worked in SBIR space for 8 years. SBIR is a government prrogram designed to fund small businesses to do tech research.
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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
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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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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SBIR review considers past commercialization efforts in future proposals to try and discourage that. It should definitely get stricter.
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