Careers: Learn to Love the Problem First: A Tech Founder on why your Solution Should Come Second when Going from Research to Market

IF 2.4 4区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI:10.1109/MSPEC.2025.11150672

Hunter McDaniel

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Abstract

When I left Los Alamos National Laboratory to start a company 11 years ago, I thought my team was ready. We had developed a new class of quantum dots窶馬anoscale particles of light-emitting semi-conductor material that can be used in displays, solar cells, and more. Our technology was safer, more stable, and less expensive than existing quantum-dot materials. The technical advantages were real, but I quickly learned that no amount of scientific merit guarantees market success.

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职业：学会首先热爱问题：一位科技创始人谈为什么从研究到市场，你的解决方案应该排在第二位

11年前，当我离开洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室创办一家公司时，我认为我的团队已经准备好了。我们已经开发出了一种新型量子点窶发光半导体材料的纳米级粒子，可用于显示器、太阳能电池等。我们的技术比现有的量子点材料更安全、更稳定、更便宜。技术优势确实存在，但我很快意识到，再多的科学价值也不能保证市场成功。

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IEEE Spectrum 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

0.00%

发文量

254

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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