Timeline for Asking for an unpaid postdoc position. Will it be rude?
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| Mar 22 at 9:59 | comment | added | Ian Sudbery | My feeling is that professors are unlikely to view it as rude if you ask to do an unpaid postdoc, but for a range of reasons, there is very little chance of them saying yes. | |
| Mar 22 at 8:43 | comment | added | EarlGrey | @ChanohPark what you are trying to do is to game the system, not to be perfect in every aspect. My forecast if you stick to your plan is that you will easily attract big funds, especially the one which will provide you absymal exit conditions and the ones that will make your life painful with their push. Since you have some money on the side, what would really be impressive to good funders is if you had some patent on your own/in the company. Spend the money to fund some research, get the patent, get the funds. | |
| Mar 21 at 13:48 | comment | added | Chanoh Park | That's a good point too. But I have enough funds earned from another startup that I own and aiming for a very high amount of Series A for the new one. The lesson earned through the other startup activity is that my background is sometimes stupidly important to raise a good fund and gather talent. So, I am trying to be perfect in every aspect of the new company. | |
| Mar 21 at 10:39 | history | answered | Ian Sudbery | CC BY-SA 4.0 |