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.6 min read·Dec 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…·7 min read·Jan 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…·3 min read·Dec 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…·7 min read·May 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…·9 min read·Mar 15, 2021----
Ellen ChangWhere Are We With Dual Use Ventures?Part of the Deep Tech/Dual Use Series·5 min read·Jan 26, 2021----
Ellen Chang5 Reasons Design Thinking is Good for the Defense DomainDesign & Innovation Series·6 min read·Jan 4, 2021----
Ellen ChangDeep Tech (and Dual Use) Innovation in 2020 — Onward to 20212020 is fast coming to a close.·6 min read·Dec 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…·5 min read·Nov 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…·4 min read·Aug 28, 2020----