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Your PhD Prepared You for Exactly Nothing About Starting a Company

Graduate school trains you to be a researcher. It does not train you to sell, hire, manage cash flow, or make decisions with incomplete data on a deadline.

W. Osei

· March 9, 2025 · 3 min read

The Three Pivot Points Every Technical Founder Hits

Technical founders from academia reliably hit three inflection points where the company almost dies. Recognizing them early does not make them painless, but it makes them survivable.

W. Osei

· February 14, 2025 · 3 min read

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