PinnedEllen ChangInvesting in Dual Use Tech and Accelerating InnovationThis post is part II of a 2-part series on Dual Use Tech and Accelerating Innovation in the Aerospace and Defense Sector.Dec 6, 2019Dec 6, 2019
Ellen ChangDeep Tech CommercializationCongress in December reached an agreement on the FY 2022 defense authorization bill (i.e. “NDAA”). That increases research funding by $7…Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022
Ellen ChangOnward to 2022 — ConvergenceI spent the holiday week scanning all the reading I never got to in 2021. Sound familiar? There are so many interesting things to read…Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
Ellen ChangThe Imperative of Productive R&DIn 2019, the United States spent $55 billion on defense R&D. We know surprisingly little about what that funding has achieved. We have no…May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Ellen ChangCapital for Deep Tech Dual Use Companies — Deep Tech VC and Other Expanding OptionsIf the hydrogen atoms in a pound of water could be prevailed upon to combine together and form helium, it would suffice to drive a…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Ellen ChangWhere Are We With Dual Use Ventures?Part of the Deep Tech/Dual Use SeriesJan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
Ellen Chang5 Reasons Design Thinking is Good for the Defense DomainDesign & Innovation SeriesJan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
Ellen ChangDeep Tech (and Dual Use) Innovation in 2020 — Onward to 20212020 is fast coming to a close.Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
Ellen ChangThe Necessity of a Dynamic Business EnvironmentI wrote almost 2 months ago now that the startup rate in the US, and in many mature economies, has been going down. Given that I am…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Ellen ChangUS Competitiveness and American Innovation (Business Dynamism/ Startup Rate) — 4 Part SeriesAmerican Entrepreneurship is vanishing! There have been fewer and fewer startups since the 70s! How can that be? Seems like everyone has a…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020