Being an academic researcher at an entrepreneurship event is sometimes like being a witch doctor at a medical convention. Some people are curious, but many dismiss you as having nothing valuable to offer.
In the past several years I've attended dozens of entrepreneurship events, sometimes wearing my academic researcher hat and other times my product developer hat. Over the years I've detected what seems to be a growing sentiment that academics - whether through research or teaching - have little value to offer someone hoping to launch a new venture. Consider a keynote speaker's first bit of advice at one event: "If you're enrolled in a university, get out while you still can."
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