120 - Networking Your Way to the Right Contact, the Difference Between SBIR and STTR and Raising the Odds of Successful Entrepreneurship

On this Constellations Podcast, we're going to talk about being an entrepreneur and what tools are available for those unique individuals who want to develop a business relationship with the Department of the Air Force. Today, we have two guests, Dr. Kate Gilpin is the Director of Discovery and Engagement at Parallax Advanced Research and Chris Mather, Senior Consultant. Both guests support the department of the Air Force partnership intermediary agreement called the Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment or APEX.  Hear them explain APEX, a program providing free resources to academic researchers and innovators who are interested in successfully pitching new ideas to the department of Air Force.