Startups frequently change direction and may not utilize the intellectual property they initially sought to license
0 Arguments
0 Citations
1 Consequence
2 Mentions
Arguments
No arguments found
Opposing Arguments
No opposing arguments found
Citations
No citations found
Consequences
Mentions
Related Propositions
Startups often require funding from investors 1 0 2Maximizing a startup's chances of success is more important than retaining a large amount of stock 1 0 2Intellectual property issues can threaten a startup's survival 1 0 2The valuation of a startup is not just the value of its current assets, but also its ideas and potential future work 1 0 2A startup can't afford much of that attention 1 0 1A company's success is more likely when someone who contributed to the original research leaves their academic position to start the company 1 0 2Commercializing university-based research likely requires negotiation of intellectual property rights with the university's technology transfer office 1 0 2Collaboration with the original lab may persist after starting a company 1 0 2New work from the original lab may be licensed for use by the startup 1 0 2Academic founders need to adapt to a different incentive structure in startups 1 0 2