Cambridge Gravity & Fifty Years - Scientist to Founder Talk

How do I turn my breakthrough science into a startup?

Am I addressing a problem with a large enough market? How do I recruit a team? Am I the right person to do it?

If you're curious about entrepreneurship, join us to hear Alex Teng, Partner at Fifty Years, share insights from helping hundreds of scientists translate breakthrough science into deep tech startups. We'll dive into how to identify civilization-scale problems to tackle, break down ideas into fundable milestones, develop essential entrepreneurship skills (from hiring to fundraising to negotiating IP), and grow into a great founder. Fifty Years is an early-stage VC firm. At 50Y, we’ve built deep tech companies ourselves and published the Spinout Playbook, the ultimate guide to spin out of academia. We've backed over 100 deep tech startups and helped them raise over $4.6B. We've distilled everything we know about deep tech entrepreneurship into 5050, a free, 16-week programme to help great scientists and engineers become great founders. We’re excited to bring 5050 to the UK in partnership with the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). In this workshop, you’ll get a taste of how 5050 will equip scientists and engineers in the UK to build the next decade of civilization-defining companies. Whether you're validating an idea or unsure whether entrepreneurship is right for you, see you in Cambridge.

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