Helping university research count

It is always a pleasure when you have the opportunity to go out and share some of the experiences and learnings, you have had, to an audience who need the insights in order to improve their odds of turning ideas into successful startups. I had such an opportunity the other day, when I visited the… Continue reading Helping university research count

The (continued) case for higher ed

The only problem with colleges and universities is that they have become profit machines essentially barring students of limited means from attending. The core of what colleges and universities do have probably never been more important. I fully understand that there is a lot of talk about certification for specific skills being the future of… Continue reading The (continued) case for higher ed

Short term joy, long term agony

One of the things that I have been spending a lot of time on these last couple of years is the subject of university research and how to transform the best of it into viable spinouts that can go on to solve real problems in the world. There is no doubt that the potential within… Continue reading Short term joy, long term agony

The WFH degree

Today Danish applicants for higher education get a letter saying whether they got into the education and institution of their dreams. Or not. I don't envy them. Back when I studied at the Danish School of Journalism it was good times. No need for a grade point average; a grueling Saturday test decided who got… Continue reading The WFH degree