MIT Innovation Blog

07/10/2020
- Mission-Driven Innovation
Who’s Your Ally? Part 5. Help from Allies – Team tactics and the Friend-o-Meter
- Jonathan B. Miller—MIT Innovation Initiative Research Affiliate
A mentality for approaching dual-use venture investment Fundraising should be viewed as a means rather than an end. I wrote about this in general terms in the prior article and…
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07/02/2020
- Mission-Driven Innovation
Who’s Your Ally? Part 4: Systemic Challenges – The pathway to a billion-dollar venture
- Jonathan B. Miller—MIT Innovation Initiative Research Affiliate
There are systemic challenges for startups in dual-use (predominantly defense) opportunities to grow to the so-called “unicorn” billion-dollar-valuation startup status popularized in the media. A billion-dollar startup, which typically provides…
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06/26/2020
- Mission-Driven Innovation
Who’s Your Ally? Part 3: Meet the Primes – The origins of the U.S. military-industrial complex
- Jonathan B. Miller—MIT Innovation Initiative Research Affiliate
US President Eisenhower during his 1961 address warning of the growth of the military industrial complex. Bill Allen/AP In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a stern warning about…
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06/19/2020
- Mission-Driven Innovation
- Research
Who’s Your Ally? Part 2: Investor Motivations – Understanding returns on investment and innovation
- Jonathan B. Miller—MIT Innovation Initiative Research Affiliate
The following is an overview of how a technology startup can identify the venture capital investors that best suits its market(s). Entrepreneurs who seek venture capital can improve their negotiating…
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06/13/2020
- Mission-Driven Innovation
- Research
Who’s Your Ally? Part 1: Selling to Uncle Sam – That time when the US Government missed the airplane
- Jonathan B. Miller—MIT Innovation Initiative Research Affiliate
Read the Who’s Your Ally introduction here. In the early 1900s, after successfully demonstrating their powered flying machine, the Wright Brothers tried selling their flyer design to the US Government. The…
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Who’s Your Ally? Part 5. Help from Allies – Team tactics and the Friend-o-Meter

Who’s Your Ally? Part 4: Systemic Challenges – The pathway to a billion-dollar venture

Who’s Your Ally? Part 3: Meet the Primes – The origins of the U.S. military-industrial complex

Who’s Your Ally? Part 2: Investor Motivations – Understanding returns on investment and innovation

Who’s Your Ally? Part 1: Selling to Uncle Sam – That time when the US Government missed the airplane