Taylor Black's role in working with startup companies at the early stages

Taylor Black works with startup companies at the early stages, specifically from stage zero to stage one. This is the crucial phase where loose pieces and ideas are brought together to make sense and form the foundation of a startup. Taylor specializes in working with in-house teams of experts, such as scientists, artists, and engineers, to generate innovative ideas for meta-materials with unique signal manipulation capabilities. One of the examples discussed is their work in golf ball manufacturing. Taylor's approach involves internal ideation, spinning off companies based on those ideas, and obtaining equity in return. He emphasizes the importance of involving customers early on to gather valuable feedback for product improvement.