Osage University Partners talks to three experts on finding the right staff.
This summer, Osage University Partners (OUP) hosted a webinar on Recruiting Talent for University Startups. Ahmet-Hamdi Cavusoglu, director at the Academic Venture Exchange (AVX), Mike Psarouthakis, director of the University of Michigan (U-M) Venture Center, and Hazel Mulhare, head of talent at University of Oxford’s venture fund Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), discussed their respective programs and started the conversation about best practices for recruiting top talent to startups rooted in university research. OUP received a multitude of follow-up questions, so we reconnected with the webinar panelists to continue the conversation. The participants’ statements below have been edited for clarity and length.
What recommendations do you have for finding talent associated with startups outside of major start-up regions?
Cavusoglu: “One of the challenges for universities outside of the entrepreneurial hot spots is thinking how to physically connect with that talent. I think early virtual teams are…
