University Technology Transfer
Many amazing products and services begin as university research projects. Here is how it works.
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- History of famous technology transfers
- The laws that enable technology transfer
One Billion Dollars!
What would you do with a billion dollars? Here is a detailed analysis of the investment results for eleven universities with one billion dollar endowments.
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- Analysis of the public IRS filings of tax exempt forms for eleven university endowments.
- Comparison to the NACUBO assessment of hundreds of endowments performance for 2023.
How Does Diversification Reduce Risk?
Everyone has heard that investment diversification reduces risk. Business schools teach it, but many business leaders eschew diversification. In this informative video, Steve takes us through the math, proving that diversification reduces firm-specific risk with no effect on returns.
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- Proof that investment diversification virtually eliminates idiosyncratic risk
- Proof that reducing risk does not reduce returns
- Perspectives from Warren Buffett nd Andrew Carnegie
Six Things that Make Us Different
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- We invest outside of Silicon Valley and Boston. This reduces competition by 85%.
- We are emerging managers. Statistically we outperform established managers.
- We have been execs in tech giants and we have been founders. We know operations.
- We are registered.
- We offer an evergreen fund, which offers LPs exit options.
- We use a proprietary algorithm for valuations and to prepare our portfolio for exit.
Be Helpful Podcast with Gboyega Adebayo
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- Advice for entrepreneurs.
- What was your dream as a kid?
- What was your first action as an entrepreneur?
- What books would you recommend to entrepreneurs?
Venture Capital for Universities
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- Evergreen fund structure
- Lower fees
- Partner focus
- Professor's perspective
Protestor Demands of University Endowments
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- What protestors are demanding
- How universities are responding
- Complexity of managing endowments
- How endowment managers achieve objectives