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Exit Interview: Lita Nelsen on MIT Tech Transfer, Startups & Culture

Xconomy

X: I read an article from 1998 that you were quoted in—it sounded like Stanford’s Niels Reimers helped MIT reorganize its patenting and licensing office in 1986 to make it more like Stanford’s model. It basically helped invent the ultra-filtration field. Then it got acquired by Millipore. LN: Right, he came on a sabbatical year.

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10 Reasons To Start A Company In An Economic Downturn

InfoChachkie

Victory usually satisfies, but it seldom educates. New hires in a depressed economy also tend to be more willing to accept below-market salaries in exchange for equity-based compensation. Watson, IBM Founder. “You can learn very little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.”. Christy Mathewson, US baseball player.

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