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General Partner at Episode 1, Founder of Focal, Host of Riding Unicorns, Forbes 30 Under 30

We had the pleasure of speaking to the inimitable Gordon Sanghera, co-founder and CEO of Oxford Nanopore Technologies, valued at around $6.8bn in 2021. Gordon somewhat accidentally ended up as an entrepreneur, breaking the conventional VC wisdom around 'born founders'. The technology is wild - democratising access to genomic sequencing giving us a new understanding of living organisms. In the episode of Riding Unicorns, we cover: 00:00 Defining Entrepreneurship 00:55 Understanding Oxford Nanopore's Technology 06:10 Gordon's Journey to Founding Oxford Nanopore 12:09 Commercialization Challenges and Strategies 16:27 Building a Strong Founding Team 20:55 Navigating the Ups and Downs of Deep Tech 25:54 Innovative Applications of Nanopore Technology 28:57 Company Culture and Operational Insights 35:05 Attracting Talent in a Competitive Market 37:22 The IPO Experience and Future Outlook https://lnkd.in/eQZVSGeK

S3E14 - Gordon Sanghera, Co-Founder & CEO @ Oxford Nanopore

S3E14 - Gordon Sanghera, Co-Founder & CEO @ Oxford Nanopore

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Iva H Skojo, MA

Venture Capital | Consulting for Founders, Family Offices , First Time Fund Formation & Operations | Conferences & Communities | 2x Columbia Graduate

3mo

UK unicorns are a way to go! Thank you so much for sharing Hector Mason !! & huge congrats 🎉👏🥳

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