Most of the times I have heard certain stories but today got it validated with one such startup out of one university
No Co-founder
Time and again it’s a challenge which needs to be addressed at early stage .Professors tends to take very high stake without actually involving in the Innovation and startup scale up process
Not fair as this will complicate the whole cap table
- Student not guided on real world competition
Industry connect is critical for students to appreciate the real world happenings. - Interested parties around to invest
More the same school of thought folks from the university connect investment will not fetch benefits. Rather industry veterans or angel investors should invest so that external validation happens. - A few grants makes it look good
It feels like great success but the real one is how to use them wisely to get the funding externally and what it will take to do. Invest that to raise money. Say to do valuation exercise or finding a cofounder / solving cap table / preparing a business plan / pitch deck and to meet HNIs.
