Brilliant Science. Empty Chair.

In a university spinout, the co-founder decision involves three parties rather than two. I‘m currently working with a climate tech founder: he’s a brilliant scientist, Chinese-born, based in the US. His venture is running early pilot deployments that are generating promising results. He has differentiated technology and defensible IP. This venture looks fundable on paper, […]

The Spinout Negotiation: What Your University Isn’t Telling You

Most PhD founders accept the first term sheet. Here’s what to do instead. I’ve been running VersatilePhD, a leading career platform for PhDs, for almost a decade. During that time I’ve met hundreds of top-flight researchers, across many countries, who have struggled to define what to do with their work. The key question: should they […]