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This week in start ups, we're doing a special series the power of accelerators. Which an accelerator or an incubator? You may have heard of these things before. And they help you accelerate the process of starting a company. But why would any do this? Well, most of the accelerators out there in the world give you a little bit of money - somewhere between twenty five thousand dollars and a hundred fifty thousands dollars for a little bit of equity....

0:42 Jason intros SOSV's Sean O'Sullivan
4:19 How is operating in China during COVID?
5:22 Origin of SOSV, thoughts on in-person accelerators over remote accelerators, why hardware/life-science accelerators need in-person cohorts
9:02 Sean describes SOSV's typical deal terms, unique follow-on strategy & cohort size
14:27 What stage company are SOSV accelerators looking for? Does it vary by industry?
17:58 Sean describes SOSV portfolio company Memphis Meats & how they utilize bioreactors to create cell-based meats
23:06 When will we see plant/cell-based meat being cheaper than the real thing?
29:25 Will the issue of food-availability will be solved in our lifetime?
33:16 Will modern food science revolutionize taste & what is the holy-grail food that will be produced?
42:15 What is being done in the ingredients space?
48:58 How is running an accelerator in China different than running one in the US?
53:39 Embracing hardware, thoughts on Hardware-as-a-Service
1:00:44 Micro-terraforming