Transitioning From Academia to Entrepreneurship
As the authors' experiences and interviews with three academics-turned-innovators show, academia can provide the preparation needed to launch a business.
As the authors' experiences and interviews with three academics-turned-innovators show, academia can provide the preparation needed to launch a business.
Celebrated inventor Dean Kamen makes the case for ceding control and most of the profits to powerful partners who can get your innovation to market.
Firms that know how to turn a promising discovery into a viable product gain a tremendous competitive advantage.
University administrators, tech transfer offices, and others can encourage more scientists and researchers to become more entrepreneurial.
A strong leader can manage both the engineering and business teams, keep everyone focused on key objectives and communicate the project’s overall priorities.
The success of SpaceX, Blue Origin, and other ventures has opened up the space travel industry to smaller companies and private citizens.
These undergraduates from colleges and universities around the US are set to compete in Minneapolis April 24-26.
Location, location, location. That's what matters when a government finances innovation and lacks resources to pick the winners.
Participating in e-Fest gave undergraduate innovators not only capital for their businesses, but also connections, confidence and valuable experience. We caught up with teams from 2019 and 2022.
Teaching ideas from the University of Minnesota I-Corps site, which has produced 16 startups and more than $11 million in commercialization and equity funding.
Turn Your Idea Into an Innovation
Supported by the Richard M Schulze Family Foundation