From University To Unicorn 2021

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Cecilie Willer, business psychology advisor, coach and founder of the company Today.io

Calling All Researchers: You Don’t Have to Stop Seeing Your Kids to Become an Entrepreneur An alternative is needed to the narrative of the all-sacrificing entrepreneur who sets aside everything else in favour of the business. Having a balanced life actually improves your performance – and, in fact, there are more similarities between researchers and entrepreneurs than you might think, according to business psychology advisor and coach, Cecilie Willer. Written by Sebastian Kjær

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hours a week. At least. No family parties, that goes without saying. And then you must just kick ass and hustle your way to hypergrowth. You may suffer from stress or a stomach ulcer along the way, but then, once the startup has

become a success, you can order your well-deserved Porsche. The narrative of the all-sacrificing entrepreneur is alive and kicking. And it can seem a far cry from the safe environment at university that researchers and students are asked to leave to turn their research into a business. “At the university there is quite a lot

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Investors Are Flocking to Universities: “The Startups That Are Willing to Listen Are The Ones Who’ll Make It”

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pages 42-43

AI ideas are booming – but how do you protect them?

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From discovery to commercial success: What Does It Take to Turn Research into Business?

4min
pages 38-39

Amunet Studio: From study internship to startup

3min
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QuasiOS Is a Startup on a Mission to Beat Microsoft, with a Newer, More Secure Operating System for Robots

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Cybersecurity Has a Promising Future, and Cyber Hub Wants Denmark to Get a Piece of the Pie

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page 35

What Is The Danish Word for Silicon Valley?

4min
page 34

Serial Entrepreneur Commercialisation Should Be a Success Criterion for Research

3min
pages 32-33

ICDK: Turning Danish Ideas Into Global Solutions

6min
pages 30-31

Denmark Struggles to Retain International Graduates: “Fancy Phrases like ‘International Outlook’ Aren’t Going to Cut It”

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pages 28-29

Turn up the volume of your career

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pages 26-27

Aalborg University-Startup Wants To Revolutionize the Way We Treat Chronic Pain

3min
pages 24-25

Calling All Researchers: You Don’t Have to Stop Seeing Your Kids to Become an Entrepreneur

3min
pages 22-23

Excuse Me, But What’s The Purpose?

4min
pages 20-21

Students at Stibo Accelerator Are Encouraged to Ask: What If?

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pages 18-19

Entrepreneurial Hubs Are Increasingly Becoming Part of Danish Universities

3min
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Entrepreneurship On The Syllabus

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pages 14-16

Expert Panel: How Do We Spawn More Succesful Startups From Universities?

5min
pages 12-13

Research at startup speed: How Syncsense Used Their University Thesis to Kickstart Their Company

3min
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Alvenir: Research And Open Source Can Be Combined With a Commercial Startup

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"There Is Often a Disconnect Between Research and Business, but Why Not Do Both?”

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Entrepreneurs Invited Into The Universities

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About: From University to Unicorn

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