The StartUp to ScaleUp Game Plan
Business
Jason Foster is the CEO of groundbreaking biotech firm Ori who've raised $130m in funding from the likes of Novalis, Octopus & Amadeus.
Jason also runs his own angel investment portfolio & supports over a dozen healthtech & Saas ventures as a Board member/advisor.
We explored:
- Ensuring a smooth handover from a technical founder to an incoming professional CEO
- Why startups need to prove they've a viable business model - not just a glossy deck!
- How to be nimble & adaptable to overcome global upheavals like supply chain shocks & plunges in VC funding
- Why carrot & stick incentives drive inferior employee performance
- Learning to trust your team to hire the best talent
For more insights into Ori check out https://oribiotech.com/ and for advice on hiring C Suite talent for VC-backed startups and scale-ups head over to https://alpinasearch.com/
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