CU Boulder’s Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator & University of Michigan’s Accelerate Blue Foundry Breakthrough technologies from academic institution need more than just great science—they need great founders. But what happens when no founder is waiting in the wings? This webinar spotlights two pioneering programs designed to close that gap: CU Boulder’s Embark Deep Tech…
While innovations out of academia in the STEM area are the basis of more than 1000 startup companies per year in the U.S., academic inventors are not always the right fit to lead these startup companies. Given this, how does an academic founder find a great individual to fill the CEO position? Following up on…
Part one of a two-part webinar series on finding a CEO for your academic startup company focuses on the evaluation process for CEO candidates. OUP Managing Partner Marc Singer discussed the importance of the leadership team to a startup’s success and explore methods for evaluating outside CEOs. The webinar highlights relevant backgrounds and important characteristics…
As part of our Ask a VC blog series, we wanted to provide additional insight from the OUP investment team on how to staff your startup company. We spoke with Tech Partner Manny Stockman and Life Science Partner Anurag Agarwal to learn their perspectives on the first strategic business hire, how to incentivize and compensate employees at an early-stage startup, and where to find the right candidate for these roles. While some of their insights were similar, as with all individuals in the venture capital space, they did have differing opinions. The interviewees’ statements below have been edited for clarity and length by Jaimie Testai.
Hiring top talent is not impossible for startups, but finding the right talent for university spinouts can be a difficult task. Even university startups ensconced in entrepreneurial rich talent-rich pools such as Boston, the Bay area, and New York struggle to appropriately match talent to attractive management roles.
Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV) and venture investors Osage University Partners (OUP) invite you to view a seminar on the following topic: “The behind-the-scenes view on how VCs evaluate potential startup CEOS.”
Drawing from 25 years of venture capital experience, Osage University Partners (OUP) managing partner Marc Singer will take you through the CEO search process, how VCs evaluate potential entrepreneur, and some observations about drivers for long-term success as an entrepreneur. The audience will assess mock candidate profiles and learn methods of diligence to choose the right leader for your startup.