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How To Go From Researcher to Founder
Startups and entrepreneurship

How To Go From Researcher to Founder

Y Combinator Startup Podcast 04.11.2026 10 min

Google, Anthropic, and Databricks were all started by founders with PhDs. But they’re exceptions to the rule. Many of the instincts that help researchers succeed in academia can often work against them when building a startup.YC Visiting Partner Francois Chaubard knows both worlds. He’s currently a PhD student, previously did research in Fei-Fei Li’s lab, and founded and ran Focal…

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