Saurabh Radhakrishnan

Saurabh Radhakrishnan

With 3 years of experience in software development and 5 years of hands-on experience with nanoscale materials, he specializes at the apex of the two field with an application interest for commercial consumer products.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhradhakrishnan
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Member since December 14, 2015
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Education
2014 University of California, Los Angeles , BS , Material Science and Engineering
2015 University of Pennsylvania , MS , Nanotechnology
Companies I've founded or co-founded:
GraphWear Technologies Inc.
Companies I work or worked for:
Intel Corporation, Innova Dynamics, Aplix Inc., Graphene Frontiers
If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I'm bursting with ideas!

My favorite startups:

Spark, Tesla, Ambri, Graphenea

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

The most frustrating thing about innovation is time. Having to stop product development to focus on fundraising, marketing, and business development pulls me away from my true passion: just building something cool for people who want it. The most rewarding thing is seeing a consumer really enjoy not only the concept of what we are offering, but the product itself. This is why consumer feedback and fulfillment is very important at GraphWear.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Building something that nobody wants. Market need needs to be derisked, or else a company is bound to fail. Building something cool that people want and need: that should be the goal of every startup.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

1. Do not forget to make sure what you are building has a need.
2. Make sure you ask what a consumer wants rather than assume what they want.
3. Find as many ways as possible to put off spending money.

Full bio

Saurabh graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Material Science and Engineering and has just completed his M.S. in Nanotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania. With 3 years of experience in software development and 5 years of hands-on experience with nanoscale materials, he specializes at the apex of the two fields. Having worked at 3 previous startups with an interest in entrepreneurship, he brings a variety of skills to the table.

Past experience included Graphene Frontiers, Innova Dynamics, Intel, Aplix Inc., and founder of GraphWear Technologies.