A lot of people gave Mark Fischer-Colbrie chances in his career to do things he might not seem obviously suited for based on his resume. But that’s how you learn what you’re truly capable of.

Now that Mark is the CEO of Strateos, a company bringing cloud technology to life sciences, he applies that philosophy to his own team.

In this edition of UpTech Report, Mark shares some of the lessons he’s learned on building a great team and fostering a positive and productive workplace culture. And as someone who has raised over half a billion dollars in his long career, he also imparts some insights on how to fund that team.