Execute the Formal Decision Artefact and Recommendation
The founder completes the Licence vs Spinout Decision Framework, applying a quantitative and qualitative scoring model to the gathered data. They synthesise trade-offs between speed-to-market, risk profile, capital intensity, equity dilution, and team capabilities to reach an unequivocal path recommendation.
Completing this structured decision artefact converts complex, multi-variable institutional data into a clear commercial mandate. It provides external stakeholders, investors, and TTOs with a rigorous, defendable position on whether to licence or spin out.
A fully executed Licence vs Spinout Decision Document detailing the evaluation methodology, weighted trade-off analysis, risk matrix, and a definitive path selection. The artefact must include proposed deal terms for the selected route.
Five questions an expert would ask when reviewing your output
Use these to challenge assumptions, pressure-test your logic, and check the quality of this action's output in the context of the parent task and wider venture development.
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What critical trade-off led you to recommend this pathway, and what evidence justifies taking on the associated downside risks?
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How does your recommended licence royalty or equity structure hold up against comparable university spinout benchmarks?
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Why is a spinout structure viable if key academic inventors refuse to transition into full-time operational roles?
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What specific market conditions would force a pivot from your chosen path back to the alternative route?
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How does the chosen pathway explicitly maximise long-term enterprise value for both the founders and the university?