Deep tech, startups, innovation, and what it takes to turn ideas into real products. Engineering • Tech Transfer • Venture Building • VR/XR • Robotics • Space

USA
Joined October 2012
Blaming others or circumstances for things within your control is fundamentally counterproductive!
I've yet to meet a successful person with a victim mentality.
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Consistency beats novelty 99% of the time.
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First principal here, only sell things people actually want to buy! Surprisingly common mistake.
If I had $100 to start a business, I'd spend the first $0 finding out whether anyone actually wanted what I was going to sell.
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Start before you are ready!
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Utilizing university developed IP is an underutilized resource for tech entrepreneurs!
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A while back I had a grant rejected that I thought was a pretty good fit. My first reaction was to focus on where I thought the reviewer was wrong. More useful question: what did I make too hard to understand? “They didn’t get it” isn’t a very useful place to stop.
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Building hardware comes with its own unique challenges and obstacles but it creates a more substantial mote than software.
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I increasingly see speed of execution as a top quality in top performers!
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Tutor Tracker is up to 34 signups. Still early, but it’s been fun watching a very niche product slowly find its users. Keeping it free, learning from real usage, and improving as we go. tutortrackerapp.com
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What has AI enabled that has not made it mainstream yet?
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What is humanities next big technological breakthrough?
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What companies out there are building fully automated AI manufacturing shops/labs?
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Building resilience is important in virtually all aspects of your life.
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Meta's new VR glasses have me excited about where the industry is headed. As headsets get smaller and more practical, the opportunities for gaming, training, and simulation keep growing. Better headsets are great. Now we need better ways to move in VR.
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You can't start any sooner than today! If it is worth doing get started!
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Striving and failing removes doubt. It lays out plainly where you need to improve and what you still need to learn. But never starting means never getting that insight. You learn a lot about what you are capable of by trying, Even when it doesn’t work.
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A hardware MVP should be the worst possible version of the product that you can still stand behind and be willing to sell.
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IP strategy is not just about protection. It is about knowing what to protect, what to share, and when to move. Visibility matters. Speed matters. Marketing matters. Protection matters. The goal is not secrecy. The goal is advantage.
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