Jaap Schut
Driving innovation success & startup traction for founders and intrapreneurs with 4E’s proven methodology + expert technical advice
- Role
- Core Instructor at Great Lakes I-Corps Hub
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jaap Schut
Innovator | Consultant | Educator | Mentor | Connector | Speaker | Expert Witness.Experienced and successful materials science & innovation strategy consultant, venture partner, startup coach/mentor/advisor, adjunct professor, lecturer, speaker, materials scientist, and expert witness. PhD +24 years experience. 2 patents, 13 publications, large international network, multilingual. ObjectiveBusiness: To contribute in a senior position to an organization\'s innovation and growth, focused on improving global well-being through new products and services with critical and positive societal impact.Education: To support the academic growth of students in: innovation, commercialization, entrepreneurship, consultancy, new product development, marketing, leadership, project management, data analysis, presentation skills, critical thinking, and career and life readiness. Skills⁃Startup mentoring & coaching, international business consultancy, strategy, partnerships, innovation management, strategic marketing, team leadership (of global, virtual, multidisciplinary, cross-cultural projects), project management, cross-cultural communication, B2B new business and product development (NBD, NPD), strategic roadmapping, building business cases, market and technology research, customer discovery, competitive intelligence, unmet needs assessment, business modeling, ideation/fuzzy front end, data analysis and visualization, lecturing/speaking,(proposal) writing, polymer materials R&D. ⁃Large & diverse global network. ⁃Multilingual (Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish), well traveled. ⁃Self-starter, fast learner, humor, integrity, trust, tenacity, curiosity, compassion, creativity, analytical, accuracy, impact. Expertise - Markets & Technologies\"Molecules & Materials-to-Market\"/ Materials science of polymers, plastics, and specialty chemicals (biobased & biodegradable, thermoplastics & thermosets, fibers & composites, bulk and engineering plastics, additives, monomers), structure-property relations, product-market combinations, chemical industry, plastics waste & recycling, sustainability, circular economy, paints, coatings, adhesives & sealants (C.A.S.E.), textiles & non wovens, functional films, polyolefins, packaging, medical plastics. Experience - Markets & TechnologiesHealthcare, food, water, oil & gas, energy, transportation, cosmetics & personal care, smart cities, wire & cable, functional films (multilayer, barrier, tie), membranes, flame retardants, nanocellulose, polymer blends & foams, polymer processing, thermal & mechanical analysis
Experience
Core Instructor
Jan 2026 — Present · Ann Arbor, MI, US
One of four instructors/TAs in The Great Lakes Hub\'s Regional I-Corps program (4 sessions over a 6-week program, Feb-March 2026). Supporting 18+ teams of founders and entrepreneurs in unbiased customer discovery, value proposition and business model building, networking, product-market fit and hypothesis testing.
Education
NIMA (Netherlands Institute for Marketing)
Marketing-A (Marketing Practitioner), General Marketing
2009 — 2010
University of Groningen
M.Sc. degree in Chemistry, specialization Polymer Chemistry, Thesis: Fabrication and properties of UHMWPE-Twaron composites for hip implants- Prof. A.J. Pennings
1991 — 1997
INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Ph.D. degree in Polymeric Materials and Composites, Thesis: Reactive processing of sPS-Epoxy polymer blends - Prof. J.F. Gerard, Prof. M. Stamm
2000 — 2003
NIMA (Netherlands Institute for Marketing)
Business Marketing-B (Marketing Manager), Business Marketing
2010 — 2011
Marianum High School (R.K.S.G. Marianum)
High School Diploma - Honors (VWO), Subjects: Dutch, English, French, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
1985 — 1991
Skills
- New Business Development
- Patents
- Chemistry
- Polymer Science
- Materials Science
- Coatings
- Biomaterials
- Business Development
- Polymers
- Stage Gate Process
- Innovation
- B2b
- Product Marketing
- Project Management
- Six Sigma
- Non-Hierarchical Influencing
- Negotation
- Bridge Builder
- Composites
- Polyurethanes
- Pud's
- Publications
- Technical Writing
- Multilingual
- Highly Analytical
- Creative
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