The biggest difference I’ve seen between Academia and random wannapreneurs is the patents and deal structuring. If you’ve already spent 5 years doing research and coming up with knowledge that noone else has, that is a product and execution in itself, even before commercialization. Universities patent these and structure deals so that if it is commercialized, the University gets commission.
On the other hand, someone coming on reddit and asking how to protect a random ass idea like a “Dislike” button that you can install on any website (opposite to FB like button), that they came up over drinks at the pub, then that is what noone cares about. It doesn’t have a 5 year long reasearch effort by a team of 11 behind it, and that’s the reason why anyone could come up with such an idea.
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