Ask HN: Should hard-tech founders join a problem or technology-first PhD lab?

By misterballer · 2026-08-14 · 6 points · 3 comments

I'm an engineering undergrad considering pursuing a PhD with the long-term goal of founding a hard-tech startup. I’m undecided about the specific area and only have a vague sense of what interests me -- industrial decarbonization, mining / mineral processing, and advanced m…

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