So many biotech start-ups, and so many different ways to navigate from point A to point B. I attended two talks recently which provided a contrast in styles for designing and getting a startup off the ground. Both paths were successful, but success came [...]
Sitting in a room several weeks ago, I found myself looking at an unusual sight. In front of me was a panel of 6 women, all very accomplished experienced professionals in the biotech arena – CEOs, board members and investors. Why was this unusual? [...]
Another JPM week rolls around and in comes the rainy weather to SF. It’s getting to be quite a pattern. Each year I look forward to it and dread it. It’s a week of seeing colleagues, meeting lots of new people, and learning about [...]
I’ve been to a number of panel discussions with biotech investors. Although much of the advice is similar, some bears repeating. Also, this particular panel focused on early stage investing in biotech startups in the tools and platform space. Some insights are more directed to [...]
Last week was 3 consecutive days of pitches, 3 different settings, 3 different audiences. I heard a lot of great ideas in a wide variety of styles. Some were more sales-focused, some more data-focused. Some founders were nervous, others strode out with confidence. The diversity [...]
It’s the fall season now. No, I am not talking about fashion. And although in SF, fall actually means the summer weather we didn’t get to see in the traditional months, it’s not the seasonal fluctuations that I’m addressing. The fall season for me is [...]
Entrepreneurship is rarely a one-person do-it-all-yourself enterprise. Many journeys are peppered with encounters with others who gave advice, lent a helping hand (and money), and provided services at low or no charge early in the start-up’s development. A good example of this was on display [...]
I started doing the Headspace meditation app last fall. One recent practice struck me as I was thinking about the journeys entrepreneurs take to start up a company - making some space between yourself and your thoughts and emotions. This mental distance has its place in [...]
Y Combinator (YC) is a well-known player in the startup incubator space, but mostly associated with tech. Although there have been companies in YC with a healthcare focus, many of the past have been information-technology or tools-based. Now, YC has jumped with both feet [...]
Say what you wanna say And let the words fall out Honestly I wanna see you be brave . . . Words from Sara Bareilles’s song “Brave.” In the early days of start-ups, particularly at the incubator stage, pitch presentations are a well-used form of [...]
