Startup Project Nataraj

Satya, co-founder of Scispot, joins Startup Project's Nataraj to share his journey from leading a platform team at Expedia to starting a biotech company that solves data challenges for life science labs.

In this episode, we discuss:



Satya's unique career path, from fashion startup owner to data expert.
The founding story of Scispot, tackling the problem of unanalyzed data in biotech.
The YC experience and its valuable lessons, including the importance of market signals.
Scispot's growth and traction, serving a diverse range of lab-based businesses.
The exciting future of AI in biotech and Scispot's role in empowering innovation.
Challenges and strategies for prioritizing features and building a sustainable platform.
Building a company in Seattle and the evolving startup ecosystem.
Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs interested in biotech and the power of fresh perspectives.



Tune in to learn about Scispot's vision for the future and Satya's insightful perspectives on entrepreneurship, data, and the evolving landscape of biotech.

Connect with Satya: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyaravisingh/
Connect with Nataraj: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natarajsindam/


About the host: Nataraj is a Senior Product Manager and the host of the ‘Startup Project’ podcast. He also invests in startups with Incisive.vc and writes ‘100 Days of AI’, an educational series on AI.


#biotech #startups #YC #entrepreneurship #data #AI #Seattle #SizePort #lifesciences #podcast #StartupProject




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Startup Project Podcast: Episode Notes - Navigating the Shifting Investment Landscape with Sajid Rahman

Guest: Sajid Rahman - Top Angel InvestorHost: Nataraj - Senior Product Manager, Investor at Incisive.vc & Startup Advisor

Episode Overview:

Join us as we delve into the evolving world of startups and venture capital with Sajid Rahman, a prolific angel investor with over 1000 investments.



Key topics explored in this episode:



Market Shift: Analyzing the transition from the funding boom to a more cautious investment environment. Exploring the prevalence of down rounds, the rise of secondary deals, and strategies for investors in the current climate.


Dry Powder Explained: Demystifying the concept of dry powder – uninvested capital committed to VC funds. Understanding how and when VCs deploy capital and the implications for startups seeking funding.


Web3 Deep Dive: Exploring the latest trends in the Web3 space, including the intersection of AI and blockchain, real-world asset tokenization, and the development of decentralized infrastructure. Discussing strategies for identifying promising projects and avoiding scams in this evolving landscape.


AI Investment Landscape: Examining the current AI boom and the potential for both foundational models and application-layer companies. Addressing concerns about overvaluation and identifying key factors for successful AI investments.


Sajid's Investment Strategies: Gaining insights into Sajid Rahman's approach to angel investing, syndicate management, and running multiple funds focused on Web3, YC companies, early-stage startups, and AI.




Additional Resources:



Connect with Sajid Rahman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahmansajid/


Connect with Nataraj on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natarajsindam/


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#startup #investing #venturecapital #web3 #AI #angelinvesting #podcast #startupproject #secondarydeals #drypowder #blockchain #artificialintelligence #fundmanagement #YC #startupecosystem




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Brian Bell is the Managing Partner at Team Ignite. Bell has experience in product development in AI at Microsoft, AWS, and startups.

Full conversation includes:
🔸Transition from Product Management to full time investing
🔸Investing in YC
🔸Operating an investing Syndicate
🔸Growth hacks to grow your syndicate
🔸Is AngelList loosing its advantage?
🔸Red flags in pitch decks
🔸If money was not an object, what would you be doing?
& more.

Listen now 👇

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Follow 100 Days of AI here - https://thestartupproject.io/100-days-of-ai/

Subscribe now 👇
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New episode with Todd Bishop, GeekWire's co-founder.



Todd is a longtime business and technology journalist who reports on subjects including AI, the cloud, startups, and health technology, plus Amazon and Microsoft, in addition to hosting GeekWire's weekly podcast. This is Todd's second appearance on the Startup Project podcast.



In our conversation, we discuss:

🔸 How is a tech business journalist using AI?

🔸 Does AI live up to the hype?

🔸 Covering Big tech's AI strategy as Geekwire Editor

🔸 Amazon's ecommerce AI assistant

🔸Why hasn't Amazon integrated Alexa with an LLM?

🔸Data privacy legislation in AI

🔸Layoffs in tech

🔸TikTok Ban, will it or will it not happen?

🔸Much more



Listen now 👇

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8lGcgpE7JC-alvUhMPk3g

Lister to Todd's first appearance on the podcast here.



Follow Todd on twitter here - https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=toddbishop

Follow Nataraj on twitter here - https://lnkd.in/gUJ_Gah

Follow 100 Days of AI here - https://lnkd.in/g_8T8_rZ


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In this episode Nataraj talked to Peter Mueller who is the founding partner of Breakwater ventures investing in early stage tech startups in Pacific Northwest and Wester Canadian Startups.

The conversation includes:
- how to think about angel investing & pre-seed investing?
- Seattle pre-seed ecosystem
- learnings from Seachange fund
- thesis for breakwater
- Whats making Western Canada an interesting place to invest?
- investing in AI
- long tail opportunity in AI

& more.

Follow peter on twitter here - https://twitter.com/pjsmueller



Follow Nataraj on twitter here - https://twitter.com/natarajsindam



Follow 100 Days of AI here - https://thestartupproject.io/100-days-of-ai/


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In this episode Nataraj spoke to Brendan Rogers Ex Cofounder of Wag, a NASDAQ listed public company.

Full conversation includes:
- Origin story of WAG
- His journey into investing in India
- Why he is bullish on Indian startups?
- Opinion on different sectors & more

To stay in loop for future conversations check out thestartupproject.io

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