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From Science to Deep Tech Companies: Building the Foundations of Industrial Startups | Deep Tech Catalyst

Colin Greenspon, co-founder and partner at Narya, on how Deep Tech founders turn scientific breakthroughs into companies by integrating commercial thinking, market signals, partnerships, and capital s

Welcome to the 76th edition of Deep Tech Catalyst, the channel by The Scenarionist, where science meets venture!

If you're building something real in a world dominated by code, this one is for you.

Hardware and deep tech founders operate on a different frontier—where progress means atoms, not just algorithms. And while the markets are massive, the path is anything but easy: capital intensity, long cycles, and the need to scale physical systems with precision.

To unpack how to navigate this terrain, we’re joined by Colin Greenspon, Co-Founder and Partner at Narya!

In this edition, we dive into:

  • The real difference between building in hardware vs. bits

  • Why commercial thinking isn’t optional—even at the proof-of-concept stage

  • What makes a market signal credible

  • When formal partnerships add value—and when they just add noise

  • How to think about valuation, and dilution—without overengineering the model

Let’s get into it. ⚙️


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