Bootstrap Your Biotech

Helping university & research-institution

innovators turn science into real-world impact.

Get Your Free Commercialization Plan

$10,000 Value

Bootstrap Your Biotech

Helping university & research-institution

innovators turn science into real-world impact.

Get Your Free Commercialization Plan

$10,000 Value

Researchers


Do you want to commercialize your discovery and not sure how to proceed?


Do you have questions about company formation, commercialization plans, slide decks?


Can you spend the time it takes to commercialize your discovery?



Founders


Are you looking to scale your biotech company?


Do you need help with investor prep?


Do you need help with slide deck review?


Do you need help with preparing investor lists?

If you answered “yes” to these, you’re ready to bootstrap your biotech.

What You're up against Commercializing Your Biotech

Biotech Startup Failure Rate

90%

of biotech startups eventually fail.

University-Licensed Success

23%

achieve a successful exit (IPO or acquisition).

Drug Approval Rate

10-15%

of drug candidates gain regulatory approval.

Academic Founder Risk

Higher

failure rates for academic founders.

Academic License Rates

~30%

Patents Licensed Out


University biotech licenses generate lower returns than

corporate-to-corporate deals.

Michael Hull Founder of Bootstrap Your Biotech

About Michael Hull

With over 25 years of experience working with startups and small businesses, including the last 15 years in biotech, I have witnessed many researchers struggle to commercialize their innovations once seed funding and grants run dry, entering what is commonly known as the valley of death—when the technology remains unvalidated and larger investors are hesitant to commit.


Commercializing your technology demands a significant time investment. The era when venture capitalists would fund companies before validation, allowing for hiring staff and securing lab space, is over. Today, you must take a more challenging path, allocating financial resources primarily toward validation studies rather than administrative costs, office space, or full-time employees. Bootstrapping your technology until it reaches a stage suitable for VC investment is essential.


This website offers guidance on minimizing initial and ongoing expenses until you are prepared for a Series A funding round. Key stages include company formation, securing friends and family or angel investments, applying for SBIR grants, pursuing state-level grants and competitions, Accelerators, engaging with family offices, and ultimately attracting venture capital investment.

Michael Hull Founder of Bootstrap Your Biotech

About Michael Hull

With over 25 years of experience working with startups and small businesses, including the last 15 years in biotech, I have witnessed many researchers struggle to commercialize their innovations once seed funding and grants run dry, entering what is commonly known as the valley of death—when the technology remains unvalidated and larger investors are hesitant to commit.


Commercializing your technology demands a significant time investment. The era when venture capitalists would fund companies before validation, allowing for hiring staff and securing lab space, is over. Today, you must take a more challenging path, allocating financial resources primarily toward validation studies rather than administrative costs, office space, or full-time employees. Bootstrapping your technology until it reaches a stage suitable for VC investment is essential.


This website offers guidance on minimizing initial and ongoing expenses until you are prepared for a Series A funding round. Key stages include company formation, securing friends and family or angel investments, applying for SBIR grants, pursuing state-level grants and competitions, Accelerators, engaging with family offices, and ultimately attracting venture capital investment.

Why Choose Bootstrap your Biotech ?

Experience that Makes a Difference

For the last 25 years, I’ve helped start, scale, and achieve successful exits for companies. I’ve seen

founders who are driven to succeed—and those who couldn’t dedicate the necessary time to company

operations. Now, I want to empower as many founders as possible to bootstrap their biotech and set

them up for success.

Is this Right for you

  • If your full-time job won’t allow you time to commercialize your novel technology, let your Tech Transfer office patent your discovery and try to license it for you.
  • If you can commit at least 5 hours a week to your company outside of your research, this site is for you!

Get Your Free Commercialization Plan

I’m offering these plans for free, so you understand the commercialization route, time, and costs

required—and so you know I’m here to help you.


I combine my experience and AI to offer these services for a fraction of what consultants' charge.

Choose One Free Commercialization Plan

Select ONE area that best fits your technology

Diagnostics

For assays, biomarkers, and

lab-developed tests.

Devices

For tools, hardware, sensors, and platforms.

Therapeutics

For drugs, biologics, and novel therapies.

Enter Your Information to Receive Your Free Commercialization Plan

Which Best Describes You?

I have a technology and want to commercialize it

Start

I already have a company and need scaling support

Start

Company Formation – Founders-Only Pricing

Company formation is the first area where founders can really save money by forming the company

themselves. It is quick and easy and won’t cost you up to $50,000 that law firms charge. My method was used by 90% of founders that formed companies last year. By doing it yourself, your cost could be less than $2,000. My company formation package will send you step by step

instructions on setting up the companies, costs and links to set up a C Corp in Delaware and an LLC

in your state including links to free corporate governance templates.


  • LLC + C-Corp dual structure with flip documents - step by step instructions & links
  • Free automated excel cap table included


$50,000 Law Firm Cost

Founder Pricing: $499.00

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Website Development Services

Once your company is formed, your next strategic milestone isn’t just being online — it’s being understood, trusted, and acted upon by grant reviewers, accelerators, investors, partners, and early collaborators.


Your initial website must do three critical jobs:


  1. Establish scientific and institutional credibility
  2. Signal commercial readiness
  3. Move the right people to action without oversharing IP


Too many founder websites fail at one or more of these — and that directly costs you funding momentum.


Includes:

  • Custom homepage optimized for clarity, credibility, and conversion
  • Core pages: About, Technology Overview, Use Cases, Contact, Funding/Partners
  • SEO fundamentals for discoverability
  • Lead capture for investor and collaborator inquiries
  • Mobile-friendly, professional layout
  • Easy future updates and inexpensive revisions



Founder Pricing: $3,500.00

Learn more

Custom Investor & Grant Target List

You have formed your company! Now it is time to raise funds.


  • Friends/Family
  • Angels
  • Accelerators
  • State Grants/Competitions
  • SBIR/Federal Grants
  • Family Offices
  • VC’s


I will send you a full list of investors interested in your technology and state specific resources including links. You could retain an investment shop to help you with this process. They generally charge a retainer of at least $10,000 a month.


Includes:

  • List of Angel investors in your state
  • List of National Life Science Angel Investors
  • List of Accelerators in your state
  • SBIR Ready Checklist
  • Relevant Family Offices (if applicable)
  • Relevant VC’s
  • Potential Corporate Partnerships


Founder Pricing: $399.00

Learn more

Investor Pitch Optimization

Your first investor presentation. Are you ready?


A third-party review of your executive summary and slide deck can raise your success rate by 20-50%. Most consultants will charge anywhere from $3,000 - $5,000 for this service. My advisory service uses the power of AI and my 25 years of experience to give you an honest assessment.


Includes:

  • Exec summary + investor deck review
  • Includes a 1 hour zoom call to go over findings


Founder Pricing: $999.00

Learn more

Micro Fractional Advisory Services ™

When bootstrapping your biotech startup, affording full-time staff or consultants before a Series A funding round can be challenging. Most founders discover that their validation research takes longer than anticipated, often resulting in paying for full-time personnel that isn’t necessary. To address this, many consultants provide fractional

services, typically costing between $8,000 and $12,000 per month. That’s why I developed Micro Fractional Advisory Services ™, designed to offer advisory support as needed. I can only take on 10 clients per month through this

service, and you can add hours as needed.


Includes:

  • Email me with questions
  • Zoom Calls
  • Document review
  • Inclusion in Investor Calls
  • Cancel anytime — zero long-term commitment
  • Each additional hour per month $200


2 Hours per Month for $499.00

Learn more

Company Formation – Founders-Only Pricing

Company formation service image showing the steps to set up your Biotech startup for success (Incorporation, Compliance, Bank Account).

Company formation is the first area where founders can really save money by forming the company themselves. It is quick and easy and won’t cost you up to $50,000 that law firms charge. My method was used by 90% of founders that formed companies last year. By doing it yourself, your cost could be less than $1,000. My company formation package will send you step by step instructions on setting up the companies, costs and links to set up a C Corp in Delaware and an LLC in your state including links to free corporate governance templates.


  • LLC + C-Corp dual structure with flip documents - step by step instructions & links
  • Free automated excel cap table included


$50,000 Law Firm Cost

Founder Pricing: $499.00

Website Development Services

Web Development Service image showing a biotech startups mock up web design.

Once your company is formed, your next strategic milestone isn’t just being online — it’s being understood, trusted, and acted upon by grant reviewers, accelerators, investors, partners, and early collaborators.


Your initial website must do three critical jobs:

  1. Establish scientific and institutional credibility
  2. Signal commercial readiness
  3. Move the right people to action without oversharing IP


Too many founder websites fail at one or more of these — and that directly costs you funding momentum.


Includes:

  • Custom homepage optimized for clarity, credibility, and conversion
  • Core pages: About, Technology Overview, Use Cases, Contact, Funding/Partners
  • SEO fundamentals for discoverability
  • Lead capture for investor and collaborator inquiries
  • Mobile-friendly, professional layout
  • Easy future updates and inexpensive revisions


Founder Pricing: $3,500.00

Learn more

Custom Investor & Grant Target List

Customer investor list for biotech startup showing all the funding opportunities possible.

You have formed your company! Now it is time to raise funds.


- Friends/Family - Angels - Accelerators - State Grants/Competitions - SBIR/Federal Grants - Family Offices - VC’s


I will send you a full list of investors interested in your technology and state specific resources including links. You could retain an investment shop to help you with this process. They generally charge a retainer of at least $10,000 a month.


Includes:

  • List of Angel investors in your state
  • List of National Life Science Angel Investors
  • List of Accelerators in your state
  • SBIR Ready Checklist
  • Relevant Family Offices (if applicable)
  • Relevant VC’s
  • Potential Corporate Partnerships


Founder Pricing: $399.00

Learn more

Investor Pitch Optimization

Biotech investor pitch optimization image showing a biotech investor pitch deck with people researching and going over the image.

Your first investor presentation. Are you ready?


A third-party review of your executive summary and slide deck can raise your success rate by 20-50%. Most consultants will charge anywhere from $3,000 - $5,000 for this service. My advisory service uses the power of AI and my 25 years of experience to give you an honest assessment.


Includes:

  • Exec summary + investor deck review
  • Includes a 1 hour zoom call to go over findings


Founder Pricing: $999.00

Learn more

Micro Fractional Advisory Services ™

Micro fractional advisory services image showing a tablet going into the services offered from Bootstrap Your Biotech.

When bootstrapping your biotech startup, affording full-time staff or consultants before a Series A funding round can be challenging. Most founders discover that their validation research takes longer than anticipated, often resulting in paying for full-time personnel that isn’t necessary. To address this, many consultants provide fractional services, typically costing between $8,000 and $12,000 per month. That’s why I developed Micro Fractional Advisory Services ™, designed to offer advisory support as needed. I can only take on 10 clients per month through this

service, and you can add hours as needed.


Includes:

  • Email me with questions
  • Zoom Calls
  • Document review
  • Inclusion in Investor Calls
  • Cancel anytime — zero long-term commitment
  • Each additional hour per month $200


2 Hours per Month for $499.00

Learn more

Founder Bundle Offer – Save 20%

Founder bundle services for biotech startups showing the package of services including custom investor lists, biotech micro fractional advisory services, website development, company formation, and investor pitch deck review.

Includes:

  • Company Formation – Documents and Links
  • Custom Investor Target List for your state and technology
  • Investor Pitch Optimization – Slide deck review and 1 Hour Zoom Call


Founder Pricing:

Individual cost: $5,896.00+

Bundle Price: $5,000.00


Founder Bundle – Limited Availability this Month

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Helping academic and research innovators in Diagnostics, Devices & Therapeutics

Dozens of lab technologies advanced toward commercialization

>$5B raised worldwide for startups and governments

Don’t let your innovation sit on a shelf for another year.


Your work can save lives — let’s get it to patients!

Helping academic and research innovators in Diagnostics, Devices & Therapeutics

Dozens of lab technologies advanced toward commercialization

>$5B raised worldwide for startups and governments

Don’t let your innovation sit on a shelf for another year.


Your work can save lives — let’s get it to patients!