Why PhD Students Make Great Founders, How To Get The Best Out of Your Board and Turning An Unexpected Rejection Into Something Much Better, With Riam Kanso

Europe is often cited for its world-class scientific talent and research universities.And yet, so much potential for innovation remains untapped due to IP ownership rules that can make spinout companies un-investable and hard to scale.Riam Kanso, Ph.D, wants to change that.As founder and CEO of venture program Conception X, she's on a  mission to accelerate the commercialization of scientific breakthroughs by helping Ph.D students launch start-ups — without having to drop out of school.To date, they've worked with 360 PhD teams from 50+ universities who have gone on to raise £74 million.In the latest episode of The High-EQ Founder, we talked about:why PhDs actually have more entrepreneurial traits than most people realizedo’s and don’ts for building your board and how to leverage their strengthshow the “American” attitude toward failure has helped her be more resilientand why NOT getting a £5 million grant turned out to be better than getting itFollow Riam on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riamkanso/Subscribe to The High-EQ Founder newsletter: renitakalhorn.com/newsletter  Get full access to The High-EQ Founder by Renita Kalhorn at renitakalhorn.substack.com/subscribe