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Two did, yes. One was ArsDigita, which basically came out of Philip Greenspun's Ph.D. work on database-backed web sites for online communities. The second was
by mian2zi3 16y ago
Two did, yes. One was ArsDigita, which basically came out of Philip Greenspun's Ph.D. work on database-backed web sites for online communities. The second was a compiler company that spun out of a research project in program analysis and compiler design. In the second case, the product evolved throughout development, so it was inspired by but ended up looking very different than the original research.
- suckerfish 16y agoGood to have some positive examples where academic research helps rather than hampers the startup... It strikes me that the profile of a person who does research doesn't seem to fit too well with the image of a young entrepreneur who wants to translate ideas to the market as quickly as possible. Albeit both require a hell lot of perseverance ;)