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The "Need for a Commercial Co-Founder" Myth: Why Deep Tech Founders do not Need Commercial Co-Founders
The conventional wisdom in the startup ecosystem is dogmatic: if you are a technical founder or a Principal Investigator (PI) spinning out deep tech IP, you must urgently find a "commercial co-founder." Venture capitalists and startup incubators consistently push this narrative. The theory is that scientists build the product, while …