2019 Cornucopia of Catalysis

PhD to CEO is all about giving researchers the tools they need to transform into business leaders. Let me show you how I've helped deep tech entrepreneurs, via these testimonials from my students:

"Effective...regardless of what stage you are at!"

"Lab Rat Launchpad is the perfect overview for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and coming from an academic background, like myself. Ray manages to provide both breadth and depth, going over a number of topics that are critical to consider before (and while) pursuing a hard-tech startup. Even having co-founded a hard-tech startup prior to taking this course, I found it incredibly useful as a refresher on key points that are easy to forget in the chaos of startup life. And what makes this course so effective is the fact that Ray speaks from experience and truly cares about sharing his knowledge. So regardless of what stage you are at in the transition from science to business, I would highly recommend checking this course out!"

- Nishita Deka, Chief Executive Officer - Sonera Magnetics

"This made tectonic shifts in my understanding."

"Lab Rat Launchpad is a great resource for those who want to make a move toward entrepreneurship but does not know how and where to start. In his course, Ray breaks down complicated rules of the startup world into concepts familiar to a scientist, such as “ergodicity”, “testing hypothesis”, “mapping ecosystem”, etc. Lectures are filled with interesting information (and further reading resources) and sometimes it takes a lot of time to process and understand it completely. Today we all are bombarded by information, and resources like this one (with all relevant knowledge in the same place) are extremely valuable. Overall, I really enjoyed the course and recommend it to all “future leaders of the free world”! ;) This course made tectonic shifts in my understanding."

- Danila Barskiy, Postdoc - UC Berkeley

"Gently guides us through things are critical to success."

"It is overwhelming moving a project from the lab to a for-profit commercial entity, especially as a scientist that prefers to do serious research before making any life-altering decisions. I often feel like I have to choose which fire to put out first. Raymond’s Lab Rat Launchpad online course calmly and gently guides us through things that should be done early and are critical to success – like setting company culture. His encouragement is a huge plus."

- Melanie Pribisko, Professor - CSU Channel Islands

Lab Rat Launchpad:

This is a step-by-step guide to making the transition from science star to business leader. The course is structured around six seemingly simple questions:

Why? Who? What? Where? When? How?

The challenge is: I cannot answer these questions for you. Lab Rat Launchpad is a reaction vessel to help you accelerate your transformation, but you are the catalyst.

This premium playbook consists of 6 modules, each with:

• Video lectures
• Common rookie mistakes
• Guiding principals
• Experiments
• Checklists
• Exercises and writing prompts
• Challenges to go rock it in the real world
• Resources to dive deeper

...all with the intent of creating a container for your transformation, regardless of your level of experience or learning style.

The Grant-Winning Fast Track:

This Fast Track is specifically designed to help you win R&D grants for your startup. The content of this course is based on my experience winning over $8M in government grants, and helping my friends win over $100M.

In this Fast Track, I compile the best grant-winning tactics from my many conversations over the years, including startup founders, grant program managers, grant-writing consultants, lobbyists, and even the Secretary of Energy.

Inside, you will find:

• How to avoid common pitfalls of first-time grantwriters!
• My “9 Point Reality Check”
• How to tailor your proposal, including specific examples of words you can use to win
• The “7 Ts for Startups”
• And so much more...

This course can help you even if you've never written a grant before, or if you have failed to win in the past!

Additional Content Included:

• A 1-on-1 Coaching Session ($499 value, limited to the first 10 customers) - A 30-minute Zoom call where I will help you with your biggest challenges.
• Deep Tech Leadership ($199 value) - The Deep Tech Leadership webinar will cover content that I have been invited to present to world-class institutions, including MIT, Caltech, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This webinar will happen in December 2019 and a recording will be made available as well.
• How to Win an Activate Fellowship ($99 value) - In October I had about a hundred aspiring entrepreneurs register to get insight into winning an Activate Fellowship, the premier entrepreneurial postdoc fellowship that was born at Cyclotron Road. You will receive the recording of this webinar. Much of the advice is relevant to any fellowship, grant or pitch competition - I highly recommend checking this out.
• My Top 12 Tools (Bonus) - I'll tell you the top tools that I use in many different areas of my life. I cover everything from travel tips, to nutrition, to SAAS.
  
• Incorporating and Registering A Business (Bonus) - Let me help you avoid common pitfalls.
• The Grant-Winning Cheat Sheet (Bonus) - This is the companion resource to the Grant-Winning Fast Track, where I list over 100 non-dilutive funding opportunities, including grants, fellowships, incubators and accelerators.
  

Original Price of Everything Separately: $2041

Separately these items would total $2041. This weekend I am giving you the opportunity to invest in yourself, the opportunity to get 5 trainings for the price of 1, plus all of my bonus content. This weekend it is all available for a one-time investment of $349. That is over 80% off of the original price.