Founding a Biotech Unicorn with Ali Tehrani

Founders in the Wild

This first episode of Founders In the Wild features Ali Tehrani, Co-founder and former President and CEO of Zymeworks. Ali shares his story of starting Zymeworks out of university, building the company, raising capital, hiring, building a culture, taking the company public and what’s next in his life.

Location: Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Host: Dave Mori
Audio: DJI Wireless Microphones
Video: GoPro Hero 8
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Rozdziały

1. Teaser (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:00:36)

3. Where should you start your business? (00:01:02)

4. Origins of Zymeworks (00:02:07)

5. Triple bottom line of Zymeworks (00:03:55)

6. Building a family culture (00:04:42)

7. Ali’s first job was Zymeworks (00:07:50)

8. Getting support (00:08:38)

9. Importance of being a story teller (00:11:11)

10. Warren Buffet’s due diligence process (00:13:30)

11. Early stage funding and stretching dollars (00:14:21)

12. The job of a CEO (00:18:21)

13. Advice for new founders – Think 10 years ahead (00:19:55)

14. Hiring talented team members (00:21:21)

15. Identifying and recruiting team (00:26:48)

16. Taking Zymeworks public (00:31:56)

17. Succesion planning (00:37:26)

18. You can be CEO, Husband/Wife, or Parent. You can be 2/3 (00:38:32)

19. Don’t take anyone in your life for granted (00:39:59)

20. What’s next for Ali (00:45:45)

21. Disrupting the VC world (00:48:25)

22. What happens at the VC table when you’re not there (00:50:37)

23. How to reach Ali (00:51:53)