Tech Commercialization STEPS

(using Goldsmith Model)

TECH COMMERCIALIZATION OVERVIEW (& Kansas SBDC assistance) 

• Understanding the market for your Idea

• Protecting any Intellectual Property 

• Determining your Funding Needs

• Prepping & Perfecting your Funding Pitch (Loans, Grants, Investors, etc)

  • Could Traditional Lending work for your need

  • SBIR/STTR Grants & other Grant opportunities 

  • Pitching Prep for Tech Scout Events (Encountering Innovation Event, NASA, etc)

  • Pitching Prep for Private Equity (Angel Investors, etc)

  • Pitching Event Post-Mortem & Follow-up

• Commercialization Launch Steps

  • Understanding the Commercialization Process Model (Goldsmith Model)

  • How to market an idea to a company

  • Product Commercialization Strategies

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.