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Why do so many breakthrough technologies never make it into the real world? In this powerful conversation, Mussel Polymers CEO George Boyajian breaks down the hidden reasons most deep tech startups fail and what founders should be doing differently from day one. Drawing from decades of experience in university commercialization, venture creation, and advanced materials, George shares the exact framework his team used to review hundreds of technologies before selecting the one that became Muscle Polymers.

This episode explores everything from startup risk management and investor matchmaking to biomimicry, manufacturing scale-up, and the difference between creating a product versus building an actual business. George also explains how his company transformed a Navy-funded underwater adhesive into a platform technology with massive commercial potential across defense, medical, and industrial markets. Whether you're building a startup, investing in innovation, or working inside a university or R&D organization, this conversation offers an unfiltered look at what it really takes to turn science into successful companies.

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