From Discovery to Market
Option agreements should de-risk early licensing deals, but most TTOs use them wrong. Here's what's broken and how to fix it.
A. KovacsInvention disclosure forms are often the first step in tech transfer, and one of the most damaging. Here's what needs to change.
A. KovacsTRL scores feel objective but are routinely gamed or misread. Here's what's really happening and how to use them honestly.
A. KovacsEquity splits between founders, universities, and early investors derail more spinouts than bad science. Here's what actually works.
A. KovacsSponsored research agreements shape IP ownership, licensing rights, and spinout potential before a patent is ever filed. Here's what most researchers miss.
A. KovacsProof-of-concept funding is the missing bridge between lab discovery and licensable technology, here's why most institutions underinvest in it.
A. KovacsMost university licensing deals collapse not because of bad science or bad intent, but because of preventable negotiation failures. Here's what actually goes wrong.
A. KovacsHow mismatched expectations between VCs and university spinouts create a death spiral during due diligence.
A. KovacsPatent licensing revenue misleads universities about tech transfer success, here's what metrics actually predict commercial impact.
A. KovacsCorporate VCs systematically lose out on promising university spinouts due to misaligned incentives and poor deal sourcing strategies.
A. KovacsMost industry-university partnerships collapse within two years. Here's why most fail and three proven models that deliver results.
A. KovacsMost university spinouts fail because brilliant researchers become accidental executives without proper transition support.
A. KovacsUniversity TTOs focus on licensing revenue and patent counts instead of startup success and economic impact.
A. KovacsUniversity research dies between the lab and the market at staggering rates. The reasons are structural, not accidental, and most proposed fixes miss the point entirely.
A. KovacsSBIR and STTR grants offer non-dilutive funding with built-in customer discovery, yet most technical founders overlook them. That is a mistake.
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