Accelerating Scientist Founders - Hemai Parthasarathy of Google X, Thiel Foundation, Nature, MIT

Hemai Parthasarathy is a neuroscientist (Johns Hopkins, MIT), Editor (Nature, PLOS), and expert at helping deep tech startups build and scale (Thiel Foundation, Google X, MIT The Engine). See below for episode links, chapters, our socials, and how to send us feedback. Want to dig deeper? Check out our newsletter. Thanks for hanging with us 🙏🤙

Episode Links:

• Hemai's Linkedin
• Google X
• Breakout Ventures
• Thiel Foundation
• MIT The Engine
• Nature
• PLOS Biology
• Center for Open Science

Chapters:

• (00:00) - Preview & Introduction
• (04:36) - Hemai’s Experience: Google X, Breakout Labs, PLOS, Nature
• (05:40) - Starting As A Scientist
• (07:02) - How Science Actually Happens
• (10:02) - Why Science Communication
• (14:59) - PLOS Founding Story & Publishing Pledge
• (18:24) - Current State of Open Science & Scientific Publishing
• (23:37) - Founding Mission of Thiel Foundation’s Breakout Labs
• (27:36) - What Breakout Labs Got Right
• (29:54) - Protecting IP As A Deep Tech Startup
• (34:29) - Patient Capital and Corporate Innovation at Google X
• (41:02) - Bridging the Startup Valley of Death
• (44:11) - Factoring In Politics As A Deep Tech Founder
• (47:11) - New Entrants to Deep Tech
• (50:48) - E11’s Breakthroughs as a Focused Research Organization
• (54:55) - MIT’s The Engine for “Tough Tech”
• (56:43) - Annual Reviews & Helping Society Benefit from Scientific Knowledge
• (01:00:04) - Opportunities to Partner, Invest, and Mentor

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