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UW Continues to Ride Fake Startup Metrics
From 2008 to 2015, the University of Washington faked its startup metrics and won itself awards and reputation for its entrepreneurial and innovative chops. (See articles discussing UW fakery here and here and here.) Senior UW administrators concocted a story … Continue reading
Posted in Bozonet, Metrics
Tagged fake metrics, falsus, fools, innovation, UW
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UW startups for FY2013 four years later, 1
[Some 2022 updates below.] In 2014, Research Enterprise ran a series of articles on the fake startup metrics at the University of Washington: Only 1 University of Washington Startup for FY 2014 4 Not 17 University of Washington Startups in … Continue reading
Posted in Metrics, Sponsored Research, Startups
Tagged fake metrics, startups, University of Washington
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Only 1 University of Washington Startup for FY 2014
We have been asking whether public universities are honestly reporting their economic development activities, and at least for the University of Washington, the answer is “no.” The University of Washington released a list of 18 startup companies it claimed to … Continue reading
Posted in Bozonet, Metrics, Technology Transfer
Tagged fake metrics, startups, University of Washington
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