It's Bigger than Biotech

The Career Shortcut No One Talks About (Building the Ecosystem): With Dave Whelan


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In this episode of It’s Bigger Than Biotech, we sit down with Dave Whelan, Chief Business Officer at Big4Bio, to talk about how you can do more than just join biotech—you can shape it. With a career spanning Stanford, UCLA Anderson, startups, VC, digital health, and wellness innovation, Dave has helped bring breakthrough health ideas to life and built thriving biotech communities along the way.

We dive into:
🔹 How to filter opportunities and choose the right career path
🔹 Why strategy, connection, and ecosystem building are the real superpowers in biotech
🔹 The biggest green flags (and red flags) when evaluating founders, startups, or your next move
🔹 What students and early-career professionals need to know about the real biotech landscape

🚀 Bonus:
As he shared at the end of the episode, Dave is offering It’s Bigger Than Biotech listeners free lifetime access to his value-based healthcare courses! Use the promo codes below by May 29:

  • Introduction to Value-Based Healthcare
    https://www.udemy.com/course/valueintel-intro-premium/?couponCode=IBTB-INTRO

  • The 3 Keys to Improving Quality in Value-Based Healthcare
    https://www.udemy.com/course/quality-in-value-based-healthcare/?couponCode=IBTB-QUALITY

All we ask is that you leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review to encourage others to check it out too!

🎧 Hit play to learn how to think bigger, build smarter, and carve your own space in the future of biotech.

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It's Bigger than BiotechBy Hriday Gondalia, Vishnu Kadabba, Arham Srisrimal, Roy Salot