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                  represents a technology or solution; a FINNDER
                  represents a network that finds technologies or
                  solutions
 
        


HOW THE FINNDER NETWORK WORKS:

 
FINNDERs brings value to the FINND by recommending companies and capabilities out of their network and the FINND brings value to its FINNDERS by including them in the Discovery Summit process and providing insight into mission needs and interests
 

 
Innovation occurs in the most unlikely places; on the back of a napkin in a busy restaurant, in the basement or garage of an inventor, in the back room of government facilities or on a plane ride at 30,000 feet

Dozens of industry partners, professional associations and individuals have been trying to help the USG find innovation and some good outlets for doing so have emerged. Yet overall, the limiting factor for each of these initiatives comes down to one question: “how inclusive and effective is your network?”

So how should the government find the inventions, technology and innovations that it is looking for?

Finders are the links between the users and providers, the innovators and implementers. Most ‘finders’ are confined to an area they know best, whether by technology (like cyber security) or to a specific community (like academia)

The FINND provides the forum and incentive for the 'finders' to share in a larger network and work together across multiple technology areas and communities, to the benefit of our national security enterprise
 

The benefits of becoming a
FINNDER:
  1. No Cost
  2. Get targeted lists of sponsoring agency's current technology interests
  3. Direct input to Government sponsor on capabilities to consider
  4. Invitation to the Discovery Summit if a recommended capability or company presents at the Summit
  5. List of all companies chosen to present at the Summit
  6. Account on the FINND online Discovery Engine

 


WHAT IS A GOV FINNDER?

 
A GOV FINNDER is any government employee that wants to join a network of innovators connecting government resources to government needs with the goal of saving the government duplicative costs.
 

 
Who is already in the GOV FINNDER Network?  Government employees from:

army ARMY
cialogo NGA
navy NAVY
cialogo DIA
air force AIR FORCE
nro NRO
dod USDI
nsa
NSA
dod OSD
cialogo CIA
SOCOM SOCOM
cialogo DNI
stratcom STRATCOM opm OPM
stratcom Marine opm
FCC
opm
US Senate opm
US House
opm
DOS opm
DOE
dhs DHS
opm
FBI

 

The benefits of becoming a
GOV FINNDER:
  1. Expand your GOV network outside of your usual lanes
  2. Collaborate with other GOV innovators
  3. Find existing GOV needs for your capabilities
  4. Find existing GOV capabilities for your needs
  5. Enable the GOV to find efficiencies

 



To become a FINNDER or GOV FINNDER, Enter the FINND Discovery Engine

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