Jan. 21, 2021

Tim Kraska, co-founder and CEO of Einblick on Key Considerations for an Entrepreneur Commercialising Research/IP from Academia

Tim Kraska, co-founder and CEO of Einblick on Key Considerations for an Entrepreneur Commercialising Research/IP from Academia

Tim Kraska is an MIT professor who is now the CEO of Einblick, a next-generation data analytics company based on research he and a team developed at MIT and Brown University. I sat down with Tim to learn more about the process of converting research from

Back history of Einblick

  • [1:28] - Your journey from professor to entrepreneurship
  • [6:45] - At what point in your research did you feel you can commercialize your IP. What was the trigger for starting the company?
  • [8:44] - What does Einblick’s product do?  What need is it full filling in the market today?


Process of commercializing academic research

  • [14:47] - How did you go about taking research from your academic field to commercialization?  What was the process like?
  • [17:55] - What should other entrepreneurs using research from their time at academia be mindful of?  What advice would you give them?
  • [21:53] - What is the timeline for taking academic research and setting up a business to exploit it commercially?


Future plans

  • [25:58] - Future plans for Einblick
  • [27:40] - How did you structure equity for your team?
  • [29:48] - What are your personal goals? Do you think you will go back to academia?


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