@Austin Thank you!
Just wanted to address your hesitation – in addition to the paper, we're planning a for-profit spin out structure. We want to do that well so as not to be co-opted by perverse incentives, or forced into building something "less than what could be", but it's part of the plan.
Personally, I think startups are unparalleled execution vehicles but (sometimes) poor research vehicles. For-profit incentives and/or investor pressure can lock you down prematurely. Conversely, non-profit research orgs (as us) are able to pursue open-ended questions freely, but limited in scaling and execution power.