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They're a fickle bunch, but very rewarding to work with!
But first, could you explain a bit more about your plans? Is your intention to acquire public funding? Or will this be for-profit research?
Who pays for patent applications? Who will own the patent rights?
Roughly what will be the initial budget for salaries? I.e. how many people do you plan to sign up and for how long?
I started a research institute. Our goal was to find out how to center divs in css.
'watch the beauty of it' - this is not ballet or opera, there's only blood, sweat, and tears. If you don't have a bunch of like-minded people and don't roll up your sleeves to manage the organization, you'll end up with wasted/stolen money and broken ideals.
'watch the beauty of it' - this is not ballet or opera, there's only blood, sweat, and tears. If you don't have a bunch of like-minded people and don't roll up your sleeves to manage the organization, you'll end up with wasted/stolen money and broken ideals.
If you think ballet isn't blood, sweat, and tears then you're gravely mistaken.
Having worked with academics before, the biggest problem you will face is not having enough prestige to attract "great minds". You're probably off on the money too - academics will expect to be able to buy a comfortable house and support a family on your stipend, not live on ramen like a startup. They're a fickle bunch, but very rewarding to work with!
'watch the beauty of it' - this is not ballet or opera, there's only blood, sweat, and tears. If you don't have a bunch of like-minded people and don't roll up your sleeves to manage the organization, you'll end up with wasted/stolen money and broken ideals.
Plus research going in as many directions as you have members of your institute rather than leading towards someplace intentional.