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04
Apr
Super-Responders and Extreme Value Theory (EVT): Unlocking Opportunities in Pharma and Biotech

Super-Responders and Extreme Value Theory (EVT): Unlocking Opportunities in Pharma and Biotech

In drug development, most narratives hinge on averages—median survival times, mean biomarker expression, or standard response rates. Yet, breakthroughs
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03
Apr
A Post a Day Keeps the Excuses Away

A Post a Day Keeps the Excuses Away

In startups, we talk a lot about vision. Less about volume. But execution—unglamorous, cumulative, occasionally boring—is what actually
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02
Apr
Unreasonable Hospitality: Why It Matters More Than Ever (And What Europe Should Learn)

Unreasonable Hospitality: Why It Matters More Than Ever (And What Europe Should Learn)

There’s a certain kind of book that masquerades as a memoir but is, in fact, a manifesto. Will Guidara’
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01
Apr
From Pipettes to Pep Talks: How Pharma’s Layoffs Fueled a Coaching Boom

From Pipettes to Pep Talks: How Pharma’s Layoffs Fueled a Coaching Boom

In the grand cycle of corporate life, the pharmaceutical industry has mastered the art of layoffs while keeping its bottom
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31
Mar
(Not) Ignoring Investor Metrics in Biotech Pitch Decks

(Not) Ignoring Investor Metrics in Biotech Pitch Decks

Founders, let’s address a pervasive issue in biotech: the chronic neglect of financial metrics in pitch decks. Investors aren’
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30
Mar
Michael Lewis: The Court Jester of Capitalism’s Machine Room

Michael Lewis: The Court Jester of Capitalism’s Machine Room

Michael Lewis has made a career of peering behind the velvet curtain of capitalism and calmly announcing: “It’s mostly
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29
Mar
Fat-Tailed Distributions and Black Swan Events: Why They Matter

Fat-Tailed Distributions and Black Swan Events: Why They Matter

The concepts of fat-tailed distributions and black swan events, as popularized by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in seminal work "The
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28
Mar
Black Swans in Drug Discovery—Anticipating the Unpredictable

Black Swans in Drug Discovery—Anticipating the Unpredictable

Drug discovery operates at the intersection of science, technology, and uncertainty. Despite advances in high-throughput screening, computational modeling, and clinical
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27
Mar
Middle-aged, Male, and Mildly Annoyed: Why I Stopped Going to Startup Events

Middle-aged, Male, and Mildly Annoyed: Why I Stopped Going to Startup Events

If you’ve read this blog—ramblings, thought-leadership, or the digital equivalent of shouting into the void—you might be
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26
Mar
Guide to Critically Assessing Early-Stage Pharma and Biotech Pitch Decks

Guide to Critically Assessing Early-Stage Pharma and Biotech Pitch Decks

1. Pricing and Reimbursement Pressures 1.1 Early Pricing Negotiations * The New Reality: * Payers and HTA bodies, particularly in Europe,
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