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a16z Bio + Health #17: Proteomics and Product around a Technological Breakthrough

Aug 31, 2021

43:50

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Molecular Resolution for Protinies

01:42

Building a Product That's Easy to Use

03:33

What Would You Have Done Differently for a Venture Founder?

01:52

Introduction

3min

The Proteomic Problem - Ijusu

4min

Using a Mass Spectrometer to Measure Proteins

2min

Molecular Resolution for Protinies

2min

The Right Vehicle for Getting Something Out in the World?

2min

Yswat, What Comes Next?

3min

Are You Calling for Advice?

4min

Is There a Foundation of Mutual Respect?

3min

What Would You Have Done Differently for a Venture Founder?

2min

10.

Is There a Failure of Academic Mapping?

2min

11.

Scaling

5min

12.

Protiomics - The Next Great Drug?

3min

13.

Is This Going to Be a Sedyx?

2min

14.

The Opera of Protiums - How Do We Get There?

3min

15.

Building a Product That's Easy to Use

4min

16.

Proteomic Data - I'm Really Looking Forward to That

2min

Founding story of Nautilus [1:43]
Why was the Nautilus approach to proteomics a breakthrough? [6:12]
Why a startup instead of academic research? [9:57]
How to pick a good cofounder (it's not that different from choosing a spouse) [15:32]
Advice for academic founders: how to work with VCs [21:14]
The tipping points of scale & the challenges of finding good talent [25:17]
Is proteomics really a gamechanger? [30:49]
How is Nautilus bringing it to market? [34:17]
What Nautilus can learn from Illumina and genomics [37:32]
Looking ahead to the next 10 years [41:26]

This is an excerpt from the a16z Bio show on Clubhouse, where we explore all the ways that biology is technology. To catch full episodes of the show, follow the a16z Club on Clubhouse.

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