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Break Out of Your Job Now: The innovator's guide to launching your high-tech business in 30 days

30 Days of Lessons and Assignments

The Proven Framework to Launch Your High-Tech Business Without Quitting Your Job, Losing Stability, or Guessing Your Next Move

No Chaos. No Blind Leaps. Just a clear, strategic path from employee to entrepreneur. Built for engineers, researchers, and innovators who want to turn real technology into a real business — the right way.

Break Out of Your Job Now™ is the practical, step-by-step framework to:

Launch a high-tech business while still employed — with clarity, confidence, and reduced risk.
You’ll follow a structured roadmap that helps you evaluate your idea, plan your technology development, validate your market, and build a company designed for sustainable growth. Each step builds momentum, so you’re never guessing what to do next.

Works even if you:

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Step-by-step Roadmap from Employee to Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurial Readiness and Idea Evaluation Tools
Technical Development Roadmap Guidance
Commercialization and Funding Strategies
Email Support and Feedback on Your Business Idea

WHO IS THIS FOR?

Because this framework is designed specifically for high-tech and innovation-driven businesses, it’s ideal for professionals who want to commercialize expertise, research, or technology.

This roadmap is built for:

INNOVATOR WINS

Innovators who follow this framework gain clarity, traction, and confidence — without burning bridges or taking unnecessary risks.

They move from:

“I have an idea” to “I have a business plan, roadmap, and funding strategy.”

When I first contacted Colleen, all I had was an idea for a product and no clear path forward. She helped me turn that idea into a real business by building my commercialization strategy, creating an R&D plan that made sense to investors, helping me assemble the right technical team, and even helping with the financials. Thanks to her guidance, I won an NSF Phase I SBIR grant and was able to leave my full-time job to work on my new business. I can say with absolute confidence that none of this would have happened without her. Working with Colleen was transformative. – Kelly Smith

INNOVATOR WINS

“Our founding team consisted of two scientists with a promising technology, but we had no idea how to turn it into a real company. Colleen guided us through the entire process—building a commercialization strategy, developing a credible R&D plan, and even helping us recruit a scientist to perform the early technical work. With her support, we secured a Navy SBIR award that funded our MVP and ultimately helped us attract our first investors. Colleen didn’t just advise us—she accelerated us.”

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GO FROM IDEA → BUSINESS → FUNDING

Break Out of Your Job Now™ isn’t just a course.

It’s a complete system for building a real, high-tech business the right way.

That’s why when you enroll today, you don’t just get the 30-day framework…

🎁 INCLUDED WITH YOUR ENROLLMENT:

Bonus #1

Find Your Path: Choosing the Right Business or Career Direction

Before you build anything, you need to make sure you’re building the right thing.

This book helps you evaluate your direction so you don’t waste time on the wrong opportunity.

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Bonus #2

Get It Done: Turning Goals Into Action

Ideas don’t build businesses—execution does.

This gives you a simple system to turn your plan into consistent action.

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Bonus #3

Your Value Proposition: Clarifying What Sets Your Product Apart

If your product doesn’t clearly solve a real problem, it won’t succeed.

This shows you how to position your idea so it actually gains traction.

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Bonus #4

Start With Purpose: Aligning Your Mission and Goals

This ensures you’re not just building a business—but building the right business.

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Bonus #5

Create a Winning Grant Proposal

This is where most founders leave money on the table.

Learn how to secure non-dilutive funding to support your business.

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Bonus #6

Commercialization Planning for New Products

Having an idea isn’t enough—you need a plan to bring it to market.

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📘 PLUS: COMPLETE COURSE COMPANION BOOK

You’ll also receive the full Break Out of Your Job Now™ ebook version

So you can:

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WHAT YOU GET

Here’s how Break Out of Your Job Now™ helps you move from concept to company:
30 Days of Lessons and Assignments

THE FRAMEWORK INCLUDES:

30 Days of Lessons and Assignments
Email Support and Feedback on Your Business Idea
Entrepreneurial Readiness and Idea Evaluation Tools

REGULAR PRICE: $497

LIMITED TIME PRICE: $99

Break Out of Your Job Now starts in:

MEET YOUR GUIDE

DR. COLLEEN SPIEGEL

“Hey, there. My name is Colleen Spiegel.”

I am the founder of Semscio, and for over 10 years I have helped engineers, researchers, and innovators transform their technical expertise into funded, scalable businesses.
I have worked across engineering, research, commercialization, and business development and as a grant reviewer for the National Science Foundation— and I have seen firsthand why so many brilliant ideas never make it to market.
It’s not because the ideas aren’t good.
It’s because most innovators are never given a clear, structured path to move from employee to entrepreneur without unnecessary risk.
That’s exactly why I created Break Out of Your Job Now™.
Dr. Colleen Spiegel

This framework shows you:

What to do
When to do it
And how to move forward with confidence — not guesswork
So you can build a high-impact business without burning out, burning bridges, or betting everything on hope.
30 Days of Lessons and Assignments

If you’re ready to stop overthinking, stop delaying, and start building a business designed for long-term success, this is your roadmap.

You don’t need to quit your job tomorrow. You need a plan that works.