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Michelle Lee (Medra) - From Conviction to Company
Nov 15, 2023
Michelle Lee, Founder and CEO of Medra, with previous experience at NVIDIA, SpaceX, and McKinsey, talks about starting her deep tech company and giving advice to aspiring founders. She discusses the decision between academia and starting a company, the moment of conviction in entrepreneurship, the importance of optimism, growth mindset, and social support, the importance of building a network and seeking help, and the decision between horizontal and vertical focus and the potential of biology.
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- The importance of conviction in entrepreneurship and understanding one's path in life, as highlighted by Michelle Lee in her journey from being a robotics enthusiast to building lab automation technology at Medra.
- The significance of building founder market fit and having a growth mindset, as emphasized by Lee, who constantly seeks knowledge and expertise, asks questions, and seeks out mentors and experts to effectively solve challenges.
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Michelle Lee: From Robotics to Scientific Breakthroughs
Michelle Lee, CEO and co-founder of Medra, shares her journey from being a robotics enthusiast to building robots that accelerate scientific breakthroughs. She highlights the importance of conviction in entrepreneurship and understanding your path in life. Medra is focused on automating lab tasks, allowing scientists to focus on groundbreaking scientific discoveries. Lee emphasizes the need for scalability and generalizability in deep tech startups, ensuring that the technology can be widely adopted without becoming a venture-subsidized consulting firm. She also discusses the value of first principles thinking and the scientific method in problem-solving and making strategic decisions. Lee's passion for robotics and biology extends to the potential for her company to contribute to solving problems in areas like climate change and longevity.
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