Stacy L ChinFounder, KeepYourEquity · I get the government to write you checks

Key Skills for Successful Team Building

10 Jun 2024 · 0 min

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In this segment, the speaker outlines a practical framework for assembling a team for an SBIR grant application. The process begins with clearly defining the project's goals and objectives. Once the goals are set, the next step is to identify the specific roles and expertise needed to achieve those goals. The speaker illustrates this with a concrete example: a company developing a drug‑delivery scaffold must include a team member with drug‑delivery development experience, as reviewers will expect such domain expertise. The advice emphasizes aligning team composition directly with the project's technical aims to meet reviewer expectations and strengthen the application.

This is what I've done to help my clients lay out who to put on their team. First, you have to figure out what are your goals or objectives for your SBIR application. Next, who do I need in order to carry out those particular goals? So for example, if you are a company developing a new drug delivery scaffold to deliver some sort therapeutic to a particular target site, reviewers will be looking for one, just someone on your team that has drug delivery development experiences.