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UW’s Fast Start template, another bad bureaucratic idea gone bad, 3

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Gerald Barnett

GeekWire published an article about what UW calls its new scheme to shorten negotiations with its spinout teams–UW personnel who have invented in their research labs and want to start a company to develop applications and products for their inventions. … Continue reading →

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UW’s Fast Start template, a bad bureaucratic idea gone bad, 1

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Gerald Barnett

GeekWire ran an article recently announcing that the University of Washington has “unveiled” a new licensing scheme for startups: “Univ. of Washington rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts.” Let’s work through this article and see what … Continue reading →

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UW Continues to Ride Fake Startup Metrics

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Gerald Barnett

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 →

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The Bully Pulpit

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Gerald Barnett

University of Washington president Michael Young gave a brief talk on technology transfer as he opened Fluke Hall as a startup incubator. In the talk, among other things Young challenged C4C, the UW licensing operation, to double the number of … Continue reading →

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Faked Metrics in University of Washington “Commercialization”

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Gerald Barnett

[Updated to include a detail on the collateral damage done by UW taking over Fluke Hall. Updated also with a link to a discussion of SNUPI–rebranded WallyHome, tech acquired by Sears. Update 6/1/17 to include a discussion of IDGenomics; Update … Continue reading →

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