This Grad Student Is Changing the Way Chemists Clean Their Flasks Marc sits down to talk with entrepreneur and graduate student Ivana Korankyi on how to move forward with her invention the Flasky.

By Marc Randolph

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Marc Randolph gives Ivana Korankyi advice on moving forward with her invention Flasky, a specialized round-bottom-flask scraper that saves chemists time and materials when cleaning their round-bottom-flasks.

  • Marc encourages Ivana to determine the necessity of moving forward with a $10,000 HDPE medical-grade certified mold for her invention.
  • Together they discuss the pros and cons of purchasing a mold versus other methods of production and Ivana's next steps.

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Marc Randolph

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Co-founder and first CEO of Netflix

Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor and investor. As co-founder and founding CEO of Netflix, he laid much of the groundwork for the streaming service. He's the author of That Will Never Work and a podcast of the same name.

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