> The adoption of corporate entrepreneur model of academic research is one of the worst, if not the worst, things about the current American academic system. Wh

> The adoption of corporate entrepreneur model of academic research is one of the worst, if not the worst, things about the current American academic system. Why? That's not how I read the paragraph you quoted. I think the point is that you're basically working for yourself when you do a PhD, not for your boss. You're given carte blanche for a few years, and it's your responsibility to produce value out of this time. The value here isn't measured in money but in publications.