STARTUPS

Founder Donations Correlate with School Permissiveness and Equity Retention

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21 June 2023 12h05

And here we see interesting correlations: a) Founders who donate come from schools that were more permissive and faster. b) Founders who don't donate parted ways with more equity and had a slower time spinning out. I've repeatedly made this point so hopefully this data helps.

Speed and Value Capture: What Founders Really Want

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21 June 2023 12h05

Fast and permissive = founders love you. Slow and value-capture focused = founders aren't fans.

UK Universities Demand Board Seats in Tech Spinouts

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21 June 2023 12h05

Alongside high equity stakes, a growing number of UK TTOs are now breaking with convention and demanding board seats – and in some cases, selecting senior management.

University Equity Policies and Founder-Friendly Support Comparison

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21 June 2023 12h05

And it's not a surprise to see that universities that take the lowest % equity (as a proxy for being permissive and founder friendly) receive the best founder reviews as you'll see on the next slide.

University Tech Transfer Offices Fail Founders With Negative Score

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21 June 2023 12h05

But what we’re hearing from over 200 founders in over 100 universities across the world is clear. The process is a failure. TTOs have a net promoter score of -52 (worse than most high street banks, or retail energy companies).

TTOs Hindering Academic Spinout Founders: V2 Dataset Analysis

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21 June 2023 12h05

I spoke to @timmpsmith at @Siftedeu about the new @spinoutfyi V2 dataset release. This year, we have twice as many respondents (and twice as many op-eds) all pointing to the same thing: TTOs are continuing to hold back founders through the spinout process.

UK Labour Review Shapes Startup Funding and VC Policy Reform

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21 June 2023 12h05

Let’s start with what's new: Germany and the Netherlands explore reform and academic research in the UK confirms that high uni equity stakes drive VCs away from spinouts. Labour’s Start-up Review adopted many of our proposals and the gov launched a long overdue policy review.

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Midjourney Has No Competitive Moat: Analysis

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21 June 2023 8h39

I'll keep saying this: Midjourney has no moat.