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videos
April 1, 2026
Understanding Federal Acquisition and Capture
As tensions rise with Iran, deployment isn’t theoretical anymore, and acquisition reform isn't something we have time to keep talking around.
September 23, 2025
Northstar Strategy
Learn how to define your North Star when building a strategy to work with the Department of Defense. This video breaks down key steps to identify the right program office and scale your approach effectively.
July 29, 2025
Understanding Contract Sprints
What Is a Contracting Sprint?A contracting sprint is a fast-paced process developed by AFWERX to handle the high volume of proposals submitted under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) open topic program. It’s designed to speed up evaluation and award timelines, especially for Phase I and Direct to Phase II submissions.
May 9, 2025
Growing Federal Revenue in 2025
We discuss all of the opportunities currently open and opening soon if you are looking to grow your federal revenue in 2025.
May 9, 2025
Momentum Season
We break down the momentum category of our train analogy. In this season, we are really trying to build on momentum to get up the hill toward bigger funding.
May 9, 2025
2023-2024 Open Topic SBIR D2P2 Winners Profile
We dig into the data from the past two years of SBIR Open Topic D2P2 awards, collected by our proposal team.
May 9, 2025
Momentum Season
We break down the momentum category of our train analogy. In this season, we are really trying to build on momentum to get up the hill toward bigger funding.
May 9, 2025
The Bermuda Triangle (Of Federal Funding)
We discuss the infamous “valley of death,” but in a way we find more accurate- the Bermuda Triangle.
May 9, 2025
Go to market strategy with the DoD
We break down some of the upcoming opportunities, what you need to be working on right now if you’re a tech startup and you’re looking to go to market or grow your revenue with the military, with the Department of Defense.