Home// Biotech Resources// Founder Questions// Biotech BiotechFounder Questions Founder Playlist resources tailored to biotech founders and your unique set of fundraising, management, and legal needs. Filter: All Leadership 22 Starting a Company 18 Product & Engineering 11 Hiring 7 Fundraising 6 Sales & GTM 3 List Cards LeadershipSub-categories Management 10 Coaches & Leadership Training 0 Mental Health & Mindfulness 2 Advisors & Board of Directors 3 Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging 3 View all Leadership audios » Starting a CompanySub-categories Strategy & Operations 6 Legal 1 Finance & Accounting 0 View all Starting a Company audios » Product & EngineeringSub-categories Product 4 Engineering 1 Research & Development 2 Customer Research 3 Customer Interviews 1 View all Product & Engineering audios » Play How should I protect my intellectual property when talking to investors? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Fundraising Play How should I price my product? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Product Play How should I figure out who my customer is? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Customer Research Play How should I avoid burnout? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Mental Health & Mindfulness Play Why is it important to build a diverse team? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Play What is your number one piece of advice for academic founders? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Management Play How should I build culture as my company scales? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Leadership Play How should I approach bootstrapping a biotech? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Fundraising Play How much money should I raise? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Fundraising Play Why is operational execution important? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Starting a Company Play Why is it important to write a business plan? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Starting a Company Play What are the most important steps to get started? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Starting a Company Play How should I avoid the piloting problem in healthcare? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Product Play How should I avoid the customization problem in healthcare? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Product Play How should I approach building my team? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Hiring Play How should I find product-market fit as a biotech startup? Nabiha Saklayen Founder and CEO at Cellino Biotech • Product Play How do I make the switch from scientist to startup founder? Nabiha Saklayen Founder and CEO at Cellino Biotech • Management Play Why should I prioritize self-care? Nabiha Saklayen Founder and CEO at Cellino Biotech • Leadership Play Why are you excited to build in sustainability? Jen Keane Co-founder and CEO at Modern Synthesis Biotech • Starting a Company Play How should I navigate fundraising as a mom? Jasmin Hume Founder and CEO at Shiru Biotech • Fundraising Play Why is it important to build a diverse team? Jake Becraft Founder and CEO at Strand Therapeutics Biotech • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Play What is your number one piece of advice to founder-led biotech founders? Jake Becraft Founder and CEO at Strand Therapeutics Biotech • Leadership Play Who should I choose to be on my scientific advisory board? Emily Leproust CEO at Twist Bioscience Biotech • Advisors & Board of Directors Play How should I find informal advisors? Emily Leproust CEO at Twist Bioscience Biotech • Advisors & Board of Directors Play How should I choose my leadership style? Emily Leproust CEO at Twist Bioscience Biotech • Leadership Play How should I approach business strategy? Emily Leproust CEO at Twist Bioscience Biotech • Starting a Company Play Who should I choose to be on my board of directors? Emily Leproust CEO at Twist Bioscience Biotech • Advisors & Board of Directors Play Why is the founder-led biotech so important? Celine Halioua Founder and CEO at Loyal Biotech • Leadership Play What is your advice for working with CROs? Celine Halioua Founder and CEO at Loyal Biotech • Product & Engineering Play What are the most common mistakes academic founders make? Celine Halioua Founder and CEO at Loyal Biotech • Leadership Play How do I bring team members up to speed while scaling? Celine Halioua Founder and CEO at Loyal Biotech • Leadership Play Why is it important to segment my customers? Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Customer Research Play Why is it important to build a diverse team? Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Play How should I approach customer discovery? Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Customer Interviews Play How should I approach building my team? (Part 2) Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Hiring Play How should I approach building my team? (Part 3) Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Hiring Play How should I approach building my team? (Part 1) Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Hiring Play Why should I focus on solving an unmet medical need? Bernat Olle Co-founder and CEO at Vedanta Biosciences Biotech • Product & Engineering Play What skill did you have to work on as a technical founder? Alec Nielsen Founder & CEO at Asimov Biotech • Leadership Play What is your advice for biotech business development? Alec Nielsen Founder & CEO at Asimov Biotech • Starting a Company Play What is your advice for academic founders? Alec Nielsen Founder & CEO at Asimov Biotech • Engineering Play As a biotech, how much revenue do I need to raise a Series A? Emily Leproust CEO at Twist Bioscience Biotech • Fundraising Leadership View all Leadership audios » Play How should I avoid burnout? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Mental Health & Mindfulness Play Why is it important to build a diverse team? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Play What is your number one piece of advice for academic founders? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Management Play How should I build culture as my company scales? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Leadership Play How should I approach building my team? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Hiring Play How do I make the switch from scientist to startup founder? Nabiha Saklayen Founder and CEO at Cellino Biotech • Management Play Why should I prioritize self-care? Nabiha Saklayen Founder and CEO at Cellino Biotech • Leadership + 15 more View all Leadership Answers to Founder Questions » Starting a Company View all Starting a Company audios » Play How should I protect my intellectual property when talking to investors? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Fundraising Play What is your number one piece of advice for academic founders? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Management Play How should I approach bootstrapping a biotech? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Fundraising Play Why is operational execution important? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Starting a Company Play Why is it important to write a business plan? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Starting a Company Play What are the most important steps to get started? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Starting a Company Play How should I avoid the piloting problem in healthcare? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Product + 11 more View all Starting a Company Answers to Founder Questions » Product & Engineering View all Product & Engineering audios » Play How should I protect my intellectual property when talking to investors? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Fundraising Play How should I price my product? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Product Play How should I figure out who my customer is? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Customer Research Play How should I avoid the piloting problem in healthcare? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Product Play How should I avoid the customization problem in healthcare? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Product Play How should I find product-market fit as a biotech startup? Nabiha Saklayen Founder and CEO at Cellino Biotech • Product Play What is your advice for working with CROs? Celine Halioua Founder and CEO at Loyal Biotech • Product & Engineering + 4 more View all Product & Engineering Answers to Founder Questions » Hiring View all Hiring audios » Play Why is it important to build a diverse team? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Play How should I approach building my team? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Hiring Play Why is it important to build a diverse team? Jake Becraft Founder and CEO at Strand Therapeutics Biotech • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Play Why is it important to build a diverse team? Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Play How should I approach building my team? (Part 2) Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Hiring Play How should I approach building my team? (Part 3) Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Hiring Play How should I approach building my team? (Part 1) Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Hiring Fundraising View all Fundraising audios » Play How should I protect my intellectual property when talking to investors? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Fundraising Play How should I approach bootstrapping a biotech? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Fundraising Play How much money should I raise? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Fundraising Play How should I navigate fundraising as a mom? Jasmin Hume Founder and CEO at Shiru Biotech • Fundraising Play Who should I choose to be on my board of directors? Emily Leproust CEO at Twist Bioscience Biotech • Advisors & Board of Directors Play As a biotech, how much revenue do I need to raise a Series A? Emily Leproust CEO at Twist Bioscience Biotech • Fundraising Sales & GTM View all Sales & GTM audios » Play How should I price my product? Sofia Elizondo Co-founder and COO at Brightseed Biotech • Product Play Why is it important to segment my customers? Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Customer Research Play How should I approach customer discovery? Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Customer Interviews
