u/PeanutButterSoln

I’m a solo entrepreneur preparing an NSF SBIR Phase I proposal without university affiliations or institutional research infrastructure. I have the technical work plan and needed expertise areas identified, but all resources are still TBD because I do not yet have specific people attached.

For those who have gone through this process, how did you identify and secure tentative technical support before award? I’m trying to understand what the normal process looks like for getting people willing to say they would participate or support the project contingent on funding.