Lakshman: My dad was a ontra printerr and s grew up really seeing business, business ideas essentially come to fruition. After hurricane catrina it i was one of the many people who went to new orleans to try to help rebuild the city. So myself and a colleague, doctor john reed, that i knew for my time, a back et in my tea. And we both were really looking to be part of a solution. We created a first company, converti, to do that,. Then we really started building air protein because we realized that the food industry is one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.
First up, Molly and Jason break down self-destructive founder and VC traits (1:37). Then, Molly interviews Air Protein CEO Dr. Lisa Dyson on how they turn carbon dioxide into protein and how they are innovating in the booming alternative meat space! (21:42)
(0:00) Jason intros the Sunday show!
(1:37) VC Sunday School: Self-destructive founder tendencies
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(10:45) Self-destructive investor tendencies
(15:13) How to do damage control if you take money from a disruptive investor
(20:35) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist
(21:42) Molly intros Dr. Lisa Dyson who explains Air Protein's founding story, mission, and the science behind it
(30:35) Helpware - Go to https://helpware.com/TWIST to get $1000 off your first invoice
(31:51) How Air Protein differs from traditional meat
(36:33) Air Meat's fundraising history and creation process