Show Notes

Tony's career foundations as an academic scientist at MIT and early inspiration for entrepreneurship  [0:43]

Engaging in entrepreneurial groups shaped Tony's early career [07:10]

Tony's inspiration to co-found Petri [11:38]

Pillar is rethinking the approach to biotech investing [25:21]

Pillar's investment thesis [30:34]

Tony's advice to a PhD student who is considering industry and entrepreneurship [35:59]

What sparked Dr. Goodman’s interest in biotech (0:00)

Deciding to pivot from academia to venture capital (3:45)

Failing fast and applying that mindset to science (9:44)

Transitioning from academia to a start up (14:44)

Advice for aspiring technical founders (20:03)

Becoming an investor at MPM Capital (30:24)

MPM’s investment thesis in oncology. (40:14)