Devavrat Shah epitomizes the intersection of academia and entrepreneurship, serving as a professor of artificial intelligence while also leading Ikigai Labs. He highlights the critical need for academics to articulate the significance of their research similarly to how startups engage with funders and customers. His previous experience with Celect, an AI startup acquired by Nike, adds to his entrepreneurial credibility. Shah's transition from academia to business was inspired by his sabbatical at Stanford, where practical consulting experiences opened his eyes to the potential impact of his work in solving real-world problems.
"If you have to build your research group, you also have to raise funds to explain to the world why it is important...why what you're doing is actually important, and not just because you enjoy it."
"I was on sabbatical at Stanford, ended up spending time as a consultant at Netflix, and realised that actually, I could do something useful."
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