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Fabian Gerlinghaus and Omar Kurdi — Founder Story
Fabian Gerlinghaus and Omar Kurdi — Founder Story
We’re on a mission to meet the total patient demand for cell therapies globally. Over the next decades, millions of patients will live who…
DFJ Growth
Dec 13, 2023
Nini Hamrick and Brett Granberg, Vannevar Labs — Founder Story
Nini Hamrick and Brett Granberg, Vannevar Labs — Founder Story
We have operating principles we recruit against. The first operating principle is always to put the mission first.
DFJ Growth
Jun 6, 2023
Dan Shapiro, Glowforge — Founder Story
Dan Shapiro, Glowforge — Founder Story
It was one of those odd circumstances that just happens when you put together lots of open-minded young people who are slightly terrified…
DFJ Growth
Jul 31, 2023
Everett Cook, Rho — Founder Story
Everett Cook, Rho — Founder Story
The challenge in building something that is counterintuitive is that it’s counterintuitive. Not everybody is going to get it. But if it’s…
DFJ Growth
May 5, 2022
Lucia Huang and Jimmy Qian, Osmind — Founder Story
Lucia Huang and Jimmy Qian, Osmind — Founder Story
Especially for first-time founders, there’s a lot that we’re learning. At the same time, it’s important to stay true to yourself and your…
DFJ Growth
Oct 11, 2022
Bob Mumgaard, Commonwealth Fusion Systems — Founder Story
Bob Mumgaard, Commonwealth Fusion Systems — Founder Story
But by the early 2000s, I realized that climate change was going to be a really, really, really big deal. I also realized that the energy…
DFJ Growth
Jul 19, 2022
Alon Mozes, Neocis — Founder Story
Alon Mozes, Neocis — Founder Story
It’s a fantastic experience to take something from employee number one and grow all the way now to 75 people spread throughout the country…
DFJ Growth
Nov 20, 2020
Steve Martocci, Splice — Founder Story
Steve Martocci, Splice — Founder Story
It’s fascinating. It’s just a constant growing process. You’re constantly learning. You’re constantly changing your style. You’re…
DFJ Growth
Jul 3, 2020
Jack Conte, Patreon — Founder Story
Jack Conte, Patreon — Founder Story
I realize now that the hard part is not being brilliant and coming up with great ideas. The hard part is really being honest with yourself…
DFJ Growth
Apr 2, 2020
Rajiv Khemani, Innovium — Founder Story
Rajiv Khemani, Innovium — Founder Story
Success is not a straight line. It’s a very bumpy road.
DFJ Growth
Jul 21, 2020
Christian Beedgen, Sumo Logic — Founder Story
Christian Beedgen, Sumo Logic — Founder Story
I didn’t choose to be an entrepreneur. As far as my personal life goes, I didn’t have a master plan. I wasn’t even planning on becoming a…
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Jun 6, 2017
Ali Diab, Collective Health — Founder Story
Ali Diab, Collective Health — Founder Story
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May 20, 2021
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