I think what's compelling to me about both of the like sort of the example that we mentioned and these new research orgs, it changes the incentives like just enough. And if you believe that the impact doesn't really isn't there until the technology is distributed, then timing that transition appropriately becomes a point of huge leverage. I'm actually all in favor of people trying to find uses for research. At the same time, though, there are many situations where it is not clear that the use case you have hit a pump is actually one that people will actually want to pay for.
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(00:41:13) - Challenges of University Tech Transfer Offices
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