Although not specifically focused on science-based startup, I cover some good stuff here (I know you've seen this already). Beyond this I would like to reach ou

Although not specifically focused on science-based startup, I cover some good stuff here (I know you've seen this already). Beyond this I would like to reach out and discuss this more directly with you. While working at Affectiva where I was the 7th employee I cowrote an SBIR we submitted to the NSF and were awarded the grant. It was the one and only SBIR I've ever wrote. It helped a lot that I had Professor/Dr. Rosalind Picard, PhD from MIT and Rana el Kaliouby, MIT Media Lab researcher and now CEO of Affectiva as coauthors! I'm a serial early stage startup guy typically taking either CTO or chief architect/head of engineering-type roles. I've also managed patent program for both small startups and for Symantec in the 1990s where I was a charter member of the patent committee. Of course they are just one method of intellectual property protection and seem to be falling out of favor in many startups. More comments through a more direct, and perhaps less public channel https://www.quora.com/What-do-the-companies-that-retain-their-employees-and-keep-them-happy-and-loyal-do-differently-than-other-corporations/answer/Rich-Sadowsky?__nsrc__=4&__snid3__=4039819175&comment_id=88116208&comment_type=2 https://www.quora.com/What-do-the-companies-that-retain-thei... perhaps writing to me at my personal email rsadowsky@gmail.com is a good way to set up a way to talk more