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Researchers struggle to read everything that comes out in their field. Not surprising, knowing that almost 2.3 million scientific papers were published in 2016. That is around 6,300 a day! Researchers often have their own routines to keep up with the Read more

There seems to be a growing consensus in business management discussions that human capital is now the determiner for success, more than strategic planning or even finance/funds available. This looks to apply very well to scientific research organisations where positions Read more

I recently was told to read Leveraging the psychology of the salesperson, what seems to be an important insight into sales strategies widespread today. There it is argued that salespersons are more successful if companies manage them as addicted gamblers Read more

Of the many ways to launch an innovative new company I think an enterprise fellowship is the best suited to new entrepreneurs with little business experience, like often those arising from universities. These fellowships offer a few months of training, Read more

Technologies developed in Academia usually follow two paths towards commercialisation: (i) they get licenced to an established company or (ii) they are the basis of a spinout company. In the second case the spinout is usually initially led by the academic Read more