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		kymchiho on Dec 4, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: University of Waterloo Students Win Facebook's Hac... Huge incentive. More time to focus on the idea, less time spend on how to protect it.

srlake on Dec 4, 2012 | [–]

and less worries from investors if you are commercializing something based off of work done in university. No worry that in a couple years when things are taking off the university is going to come back looking for their cut.

pjacobson on Dec 5, 2012 | [–]

Couldn't agree more. Plus, UW has an awesome startup culture!

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