[kayhi]

I completed a PhD in chemistry and went straight into the start up world in 2008. I focused on building tools that would have been helpful in my research lab[1].

My feeling was I can work a lot of hours for little pay and questionable benefits as a post doc or start my own thing. I use 'start my own thing' since I hadn't ever heard of doing a start-up being in the Midwest.

[1] https://labspend.com/

[ginger_beer_m]

Do you get enough paying customers for your startup? I imagine labs tend to be hesitant before they approach startups for solutions to their problems..