> and was caught

Was it made public?

No - It was kept within the team and he was "fired" from the research group. Word got around and all the professors in the department (in the same field) knew (as did their students), so he couldn't just find another professor.

So he switched universities.

But still, didn't he worry that he'd bump into his former professor at a conference and that he would tell his new advisor? I don't know if he made some deal with him ...

	▲	glitchc 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		That same professor will happily take money from the student's startup to conduct research assuming it is successful and has funds to spare. That should tell you right there how the incentives are aligned.
	▲	justinclift 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		My read of that is it's them not making it public being the enabler, and allowing that individual to do as you've said -> keep on going elsewhere.