Startups Vs Academia
When I was a scientist, the process of innovation was throwing ideas on the wall and seeing what stuck. That felt good—think of an idea, test it, and share it to the world. I thought I was innovating. I had three whole papers to show for it! Was I though? Well, I certainly was adding to the body of knowledge, creating something that didn’t exist before. However, I did not solve any problem of significance....