Y Combinator: Spinning research out of universities

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Y Combinator has been involved in more than 75 spin-outs. In this article, Jared Friedman addresses the most frequently asked questions and offers advice to scholars considering entrepreneurship.

This is advice for people who have done scientific research at a university and are considering starting a company to commercialize it. At Y Combinator, we've funded more than 75 companies in this situation. We also recently went on a Bio Tour where we went around to research universities and talked with hundreds of students and professors in the life sciences about commercializing their research. These are the most common topics founders have asked us about.

Topics addressed:

  • Deciding who should spin out
  • Deciding when to spin out
  • Splitting up Equity
  • Negotiating with tech transfer offices
  • After the spinout

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