Some universities have incubators or something similar. Basically you get a small grant for what a board perceives as a valuable idea and you have a given time

Some universities have incubators or something similar. Basically you get a small grant for what a board perceives as a valuable idea and you have a given time to try to make it work. Here's one for example: https://www.buffalo.edu/partnerships/about/centers-facilities-equipment/incubators.html https://www.buffalo.edu/partnerships/about/centers-facilitie...