[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Spartan151

...and the team just created could rely on the grants, and we'd work a joint partnership.

I guess I'm just living in the days of old. A couple of the team members decided to go behind everyone's backs and discuss merger deals with the rookie team. That would mean the end of 2065 and the rise of a new team. This also means the full startup grant again (I would assume). Now, I don't know the intricacies of this, but I, as most of the veteran staff, would suppose that we would basically be doing no hard work whatsoever and getting most of everything handed to us. ...

I would just like to respond to one part of your concerns. I need to point out that the startup grants for rookie teams (whether they be from NASA, Kleiner Perkins, Annenberg, or anyone else) are NOT entitlements. There is no guarantee that a rookie team will automatically receive a grant. For example, in the case of the NASA grants all applications are put through a competitive evaluation process, and only the best and well-prepared applications (based on the established selection criteria) are selected for award. That is usually less than half of the applications. So all new rookie teams would be well advised to have alternative funding plans in place should they not be selected.

-dave


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