anyone here moved from academia to corporate?
RiderOfGiraffes: Not sure it will help, but I had two three-year post-doc contracts.  During the second I was doing external consultancy, and as my University contract was coming to an end, the company with whom I worked most closely offered me a job, which I took.After many mergers, split offs and other coporate movements, I (and some colleagues) did a management buyout, so now I (part) own the descendant.It's working well for me, but I think my position is a bit unusual.Still, if you want to get into the commercial world, see if you can do some external consultancy while still employed by the University.  They will want a cut, but it will give you a taste of what's wanted, and what it's like.