Breaking the Boundaries between Deeptech and Traditional Tech in Austin with Andrew Busey Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Form Bio

The world of technology is expanding, and we're seeing a convergence of deep tech with traditional software and computation. Today, we're speaking with Andrew Busey, co-founder of Form Bio and Colossal Biosciences, two companies that sit at this intersection. With over 25 years of experience in the industry, Andrew has been a driving force behind some of the internet's most significant technologies. Andrew’s career has taken him through several pivotal moments in tech history, including the early days of the internet, gaming, AI, and now bio.

Episode Highlights

• Andrew’s career spanned key tech products such as Mosaic (the first web browser), iChat (the first web-based chat system), and Zynga (one the most popular gaming companies of the social media era)
• Software entrepreneurs are increasingly applying techniques, business models, and more to the bio, quantum, and AI fields
• His approach is to make Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups “…software is either the chocolate or the peanut butter and then I'm finding some other thing to combine with it to make something that tastes great and is novel”
• Form Bio, the first spinout from Colossal Biosciences, aims to solve the badly managed data issue in the biotech industry
• AI's impact on business and society is shifting toward distributed vertical intelligence
• The availability of remote work technology may lead to a more distributed talent pool and impact the future of Austin as a tech hub
• What’s next Austin? “I think the big thing we're gonna see is fabs and Musk-related companies evolving here and how that affects the mix of things will be very interesting.”

Episode links

Andrew Busey: Twitter, LinkedIn

Form Bio: Website, Twitter, LinkedIn

Colossal Biosciences: Website, Twitter, LinkedIn

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