http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2009/creating-more-university-start-ups/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-more-university-start-ups Legal and Business Issues for Entrepreneurs and Emerging Companies Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2009/creating-more-university-start-ups/#comment-42 Sandra Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:25:52 +0000 http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/?p=194#comment-42 Don't put too much faith in the U of UT's track record. The Director simply picks technologies he likes, creates a company on paper and puts himself and/or his employees on the BOD's of the companies. Some of the start ups are real, but most are just on paper - designed to bump up the numbers for the press. Also, some of the practices are questionable at best - having the TCO director as CEO of companies applying for SBIR funding, for example. You might want to check the facts before using the U of UT TCO as a benchmark. Don’t put too much faith in the U of UT’s track record. The Director simply picks technologies he likes, creates a company on paper and puts himself and/or his employees on the BOD’s of the companies. Some of the start ups are real, but most are just on paper – designed to bump up the numbers for the press. Also, some of the practices are questionable at best – having the TCO director as CEO of companies applying for SBIR funding, for example. You might want to check the facts before using the U of UT TCO as a benchmark.

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