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Would you take on a pure CS idea that has the potential for profitable technologies to be built around it? Also is there a requirement that you have to have a PHD or would you also consider BS holders?
No hard degree requirements.
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We think we can be most helpful for people working on life science companies, so mostly focused on that.
Two quick questions: 1) does your comment above mean that it makes little to no sense to apply if a startup is in different (albeit, somewhat adjacent) domain: mine targets materials science and engineering; 2) how do feel about solo founders?
Solo founders are fine with us.
Calling this a "Fellowship" is misleading. The funding is an investment. See their FAQ: Q: How much equity does Sci-Founder take in my company? A: There are two funding options we offer: $250,000 for 10% equity $400,000 for 15% equity
I'm not sure "misleading" is a strong enough word in this case. Fellowship has a very specific meaning in academia, and it's not this. Edit: Perhaps it wasn't intentional, but it will have a bait-and-switch feel for scientists in academia.
Words can have multiple meanings; sometimes troublesome ones (i.e. 'tabling' an item on the agenda).
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I'm not sure "misleading" is a strong enough word in this case. Fellowship has a very specific meaning in academia, and it's not this. Edit: Perhaps it wasn't intentional, but it will have a bait-and-switch feel for scientists in academia.
Fellowship also has a specific meaning in Middle Earth, but that doesn't mean that it must match coincide with every other application of the word. Words can have multiple meanings; sometimes troublesome ones (i.e. 'tabling' an item on the agenda).
Calling this a "Fellowship" is misleading. The funding is an investment. See their FAQ: Q: How much equity does Sci-Founder take in my company? A: There are two funding options we offer: $250,000 for 10% equity $400,000 for 15% equity
Would you take on a pure CS idea that has the potential for profitable technologies to be built around it? Also is there a requirement that you have to have a PHD or would you also consider BS holders?
If it was a research oriented idea, maybe, though really we think we can be most helpful to people starting life science companies. If it's more software product oriented, I would encourage you to apply to Y Combinator -- it's a great program. No hard degree requirements.
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I'm not sure "misleading" is a strong enough word in this case. Fellowship has a very specific meaning in academia, and it's not this. Edit: Perhaps it wasn't intentional, but it will have a bait-and-switch feel for scientists in academia.
Fellowship also has a specific meaning in Middle Earth, but that doesn't mean that it must match coincide with every other application of the word. Words can have multiple meanings; sometimes troublesome ones (i.e. 'tabling' an item on the agenda).
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fellowship also has a specific meaning in Middle Earth, but that doesn't mean that it must match coincide with every other application of the word. Words can have multiple meanings; sometimes troublesome ones (i.e. 'tabling' an item on the agenda).
I don't think this offering intersects with Middle Earth.
Calling this a "Fellowship" is misleading. The funding is an investment. See their FAQ: Q: How much equity does Sci-Founder take in my company? A: There are two funding options we offer: $250,000 for 10% equity $400,000 for 15% equity
I'm not sure "misleading" is a strong enough word in this case. Fellowship has a very specific meaning in academia, and it's not this. Edit: Perhaps it wasn't intentional, but it will have a bait-and-switch feel for scientists in academia.
If you take a fellowship to start a company and then spin that company off from a university, you've gotta be careful to choose the right uni and structure the work appropriately. Some universities will take pretty big stakes when they can.
Calling this a fellowship is a bit confusing, but I'm not sure it's anything more nefarious than perhaps simply misleading/confusing. At least they're up front with the fact that they'll take a 10% stake. Many universities that will try to take a pretty similar stake aren't so up-front.