Writing to Win

Want to distinguish yourself from the competition and get your projects funded? I have led and coached teams in industry and the non-profit sector to win billions of dollars. Keep reading to learn what works.

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  • Do not wait for technology

    “One miracle per project,” used to be a common saying around my mission development teams. It meant that you could explain to evaluators one new technology that puts you ahead of the competition, but not more. Include more than one and you were running out of pages in your proposal before you were running out…

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  • The Three Rules of Proposal Writing

    Recently, my good friend Rolf invited me to contribute a post to this site on proposal writing. Rolf and I worked together on many proposals at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a sizable share got funded. I would like to think we had an all-star level batting average, thanks of course not only to the…

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  • Bridging the valley of death?

    There is plenty of frustration to be had on both side of the canyon that separates the people who develop new technologies and the project managers who are looking for solutions to their urgent issues. Technologist: Why aren’t you interested in all these beautiful new inventions I have spent so much time on? Project Manager:…

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