P00003 STATED GOALS OF THE NASA PHASE IIX PROGRAM ARE TO EMPHASIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCIALIZATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE TRANSITION OF SBIR STIR TECHNOLOGIES INTO NASA PROGRAMS AND MISSIONS 2. THE APPROACH TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS COULD, IN FOOTBALL TERMS, GO WIDE OR GO DEEP. HIT A BROAD RANGE OF IDEAS AND TARGETS, HOPING THAT ONE OR MORE CONNECT. OR, PRIORITIZE A HIGH VALUE TARGET, AND FOCUS EFFORTS AT ESTABLISHING A STRONG CONNECTION TO A SPECIFIC INITIAL MARKET. RECOGNIZING THAT A WELL DEFINED MARKET IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL NEW VENTURES, THIS PROPOSAL CHOOSES THE LATTER PATH TO FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC LARGE AND GROWING MARKET NICHE. ACCORDING TO THE BOOK CROSSING THE CHASM, THE MOST DIFFICULT STEP IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS IS MAKING THE TRANSITION BETWEEN VISIONARIES EARLY ADOPTERS AND PRAGMATISTS EARLY MAJORITY 3. OUR APPROACH HERE IS DESIGNED TO CROSS THAT CHASM. OUR GOAL BUILD A BRIDGE FROM CLOUDTURBINE TO VR COMMUNITY WITH EASY TO USE, MODULAR MIXED REALITY INTERFACE. WHY THIS TARGET UNITY AND VR COMMUNITIES ARE HUGE MILLIONS OF DEVELOPERS) MR IS A RECENT, GROWING TECHNOLOGY IN NEED OF BETTER RW INTERFACE VR INCREASINGLY OVERLAPS SEVERAL NASA INTERESTS VR TECHNOLOGY LEVERAGES STATE OF THE ART HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, WITH CONCOMITANT OPPORTUNITIES AS LOW-HANGING FRUIT OPEN SOURCE SUCCEEDS WHEN IT IS ATTRACTS USERS AND CONTRIBUTORS WIDE RANGE OF RESULTING COMMERCIAL CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES CYCRONIX PI IS MOTIVATED TO CONQUER THIS TASK Other Administrative Action $0 6/15/18 P00001 STATED GOALS OF THE NASA PHASE II X PROGRAM ARE TO EMPHASIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCIALIZATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE TRANSITION OF SBIR STIR TECHNOLOGIES INTO NASA PROGRAMS AND MISSIONS 2. THE APPROACH TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS COULD, IN FOOTBALL TERMS, GO WIDE OR GO DEEP. HIT A BROAD RANGE OF IDEAS AND TARGETS, HOPING THAT ONE OR MORE CONNECT. OR, PRIORITIZE A HIGH VALUE TARGET, AND FOCUS EFFORTS AT ESTABLISHING A STRONG CONNECTION TO A SPECIFIC INITIAL MARKET. RECOGNIZING THAT A WELL DEFINED MARKET IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL NEW VENTURES, THIS PROPOSAL CHOOSES THE LATTER PATH TO FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC LARGE AND GROWING MARKET NICHE. ACCORDING TO THE BOOK CROSSING THE CHASM, THE MOST DIFFICULT STEP IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS IS MAKING THE TRANSITION BETWEEN VISIONARIES EARLY ADOPTERS AND PRAGMATISTS EARLY MAJORITY 3. OUR APPROACH HERE IS DESIGNED TO CROSS THAT CHASM. OUR GOAL: BUILD A BRIDGE FROM CLOUDTURBINE TO VR COMMUNITY WITH EASY TO USE, MODULAR MIXED REALITY INTERFACE. WHY THIS TARGET? UNITY AND VR COMMUNITIES ARE HUGE (MILLIONS OF DEVELOPERS) MR IS A RECENT, GROWING TECHNOLOGY IN NEED OF BETTER RW INTERFACE VR INCREASINGLY OVERLAPS SEVERAL NASA INTERESTS VR TECHNOLOGY LEVERAGES STATE OF THE ART HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, WITH CONCOMITANT OPPORTUNITIES AS LOW-HANGING FRUIT OPEN SOURCE SUCCEEDS WHEN IT IS ATTRACTS USERS AND CONTRIBUTORS WIDE RANGE OF RESULTING COMMERCIAL CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES CYCRONIX PI IS MOTIVATED TO CONQUER THIS TASK Other Administrative Action $0 5/31/18 P00002 STATED GOALS OF THE NASA PHASE IIX PROGRAM ARE TO EMPHASIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCIALIZATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE TRANSITION OF SBIR STIR TECHNOLOGIES INTO NASA PROGRAMS AND MISSIONS 2 THE APPROACH TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS COULD IN FOOTBALL TERMS GO WIDE OR GO DEEP HIT A BROAD RANGE OF IDEAS AND TARGETS HOPING THAT ONE OR MORE CONNECT OR PRIORITIZE A HIGH VALUE TARGET AND FOCUS EFFORTS AT ESTABLISHING A STRONG CONNECTION TO A SPECIFIC INITIAL MARKET RECOGNIZING THAT A WELL DEFINED MARKET IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL NEW VENTURES, THIS PROPOSAL CHOOSES THE LATTER PATH TO FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC LARGE AND GROWING MARKET NICHE. ACCORDING TO THE BOOK CROSSING THE CHASM, THE MOST DIFFICULT STEP IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS IS MAKING THE TRANSITION BETWEEN VISIONARIES EARLY ADOPTERS AND PRAGMATISTS EARLY MAJORITY 3. OUR APPROACH HERE IS DESIGNED TO CROSS THAT CHASM. OUR GOAL BUILD A BRIDGE FROM CLOUDTURBINE TO VR COMMUNITY WITH EASY TO USE, MODULAR "MIXED REALITY" INTERFACE. WHY THIS TARGET? UNITY AND VR COMMUNITIES ARE HUGE (MILLIONS OF DEVELOPERS) MR IS A RECENT, GROWING TECHNOLOGY IN NEED OF BETTER RW INTERFACE VR INCREASINGLY OVERLAPS SEVERAL NASA INTERESTS VR TECHNOLOGY LEVERAGES STATE OF THE ART HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, WITH CONCOMITANT OPPORTUNITIES AS LOW-HANGING FRUIT OPEN SOURCE SUCCEEDS WHEN IT IS ATTRACTS USERS AND CONTRIBUTORS WIDE RANGE OF RESULTING COMMERCIAL CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES CYCRONIX PI IS MOTIVATED TO CONQUER THIS TASK Other Administrative Action $0 5/31/18 Not listed STATED GOALS OF THE NASA PHASE II-X PROGRAM ARE TO EMPHASIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCIALIZATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE TRANSITION OF SBIR/STIR TECHNOLOGIES INTO NASA PROGRAMS AND MISSIONS 2. THE APPROACH TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS COULD, IN FOOTBALL TERMS, "GO WIDE" OR "GO DEEP". HIT A BROAD RANGE OF IDEAS AND TARGETS, HOPING THAT ONE OR MORE CONNECT. OR, PRIORITIZE A HIGH VALUE TARGET, AND FOCUS EFFORTS AT ESTABLISHING A STRONG CONNECTION TO A SPECIFIC INITIAL MARKET. RECOGNIZING THAT A WELL DEFINED MARKET IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL NEW VENTURES, THIS PROPOSAL CHOOSES THE LATTER PATH TO FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC (LARGE AND GROWING) MARKET NICHE. ACCORDING TO THE BOOK "CROSSING THE CHASM", THE MOST DIFFICULT STEP IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS IS MAKING THE TRANSITION BETWEEN VISIONARIES (EARLY ADOPTERS) AND PRAGMATISTS (EARLY MAJORITY)3. OUR APPROACH HERE IS DESIGNED TO CROSS THAT CHASM. OUR GOAL: BUILD A BRIDGE FROM CLOUDTURBINE TO VR COMMUNITY WITH EASY TO USE, MODULAR "MIXED REALITY" INTERFACE. WHY THIS TARGET? UNITY AND VR COMMUNITIES ARE HUGE (MILLIONS OF DEVELOPERS) MR IS A RECENT, GROWING TECHNOLOGY IN NEED OF BETTER RW INTERFACE VR INCREASINGLY OVERLAPS SEVERAL NASA INTERESTS VR TECHNOLOGY LEVERAGES STATE OF THE ART HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, WITH CONCOMITANT OPPORTUNITIES AS LOW-HANGING FRUIT OPEN SOURCE SUCCEEDS WHEN IT IS ATTRACTS USERS AND CONTRIBUTORS WIDE RANGE OF RESULTING COMMERCIAL CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES CYCRONIX PI IS MOTIVATED TO CONQUER THIS TASK Not listed $75.0k 5/2/18