but the people you have to convince are the people who are doling out tax payer money for research. By definition they don't know your fabulous discovery only you know that. So you need to convince someone else that the idea you have is worth investigating and they should give you money to do it. So the people who are best at convincing other people are the people who get the grants and who get to do the research.
Even once you have discovered something convincing other people that what you have discovered is worthwhile is not easy, as this article shows.
Being a good fundraiser is more important than technical skill in both research/academia and also in startups.
Even once you have discovered something convincing other people that what you have discovered is worthwhile is not easy, as this article shows.
Being a good fundraiser is more important than technical skill in both research/academia and also in startups.