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FreakTakes

Operational histories of successful R&D organizations and practical lessons for building labs.

2 issuesArchived Oct 24, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026Subscribe at the source

By Eric Gilliam from FreakTakes, Substack

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  2. Welcome to FreakTakes

    This Substack was originally designed with those who run/fund research organizations in mind. And that is a very large contingent of this Substack’s readers, but I’m excited that a more general audience also seems to like the pieces.