By guest authors Irina Patterson and Vandana Upadhyay Irina: Do you take equity in the companies that you incubate? Diane: We do. Because we are nonprofit we can’t technically enter into financial contracts with our companies. But we can enter into what’s called a pledge agreement. We’d talk to them, and the template for us
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Vandana Upadhyay Irina: Would you give us more details on your three programs? Diane: Yes. The first program is the eSpace incubator, which we have talked about quite a bit. The second program is called the Straight to Space (S2S). In this program, we provide entrepreneurial aerospace companies both in
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Vandana Upadhyay Diane: Once they become an official incubator company, the mentor helps them to develop a first order strategic plan. What are you going to accomplish in the next three to six months? Whom do you need to meet in order to be successful? These are some questions