Founders And Funders

The entrepreneur Sanjay Gupta made a bold career move after realizing he’d earned a great education but almost no real-world experience. Now he’s a prolific inventor and a mentor to the next generation of consumer electronics developers in the Penn and MIT networks and beyond. (Listen) Episode Summary: Sanjay Gupta spent several years getting advanced degrees (B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.) and had his work and research published more than 40 times in academic journals. Despite his renown, however, he woke up one night in a cold sweat, having suddenly realized that his life’s work would be marked by a bunch of papers that few people would ever read. So Sanjay virtually started over, wanting to leave a legacy that would make his children and future grandchildren proud. He took a low-level job at a nearby technology company and now — 18 patents later — he has helped develop some of the most well-known consumer technologies. In this podcast, Sanjay shares the lessons he learned outside the classroom. Subscribe to Fou