# Bio Founder GPS

> The essential weekly roadmap for biotech founders, delivering deep dives, frameworks, and startup playbooks to help you navigate every stage of your journey.

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## Posts
- [🧭 Stop calling it patient capital](https://www.biofounder.io/p/family-offices-biotech-investors): What I learned from mapping 100+ family offices (plus a link to the directory)
- [🧭 Don't wait for September](https://www.biofounder.io/p/don-t-wait-for-september): Raising this fall? Here's how to use this summer (plus a special SOSV event this week)
- [🧭 Don't wait for permission](https://www.biofounder.io/p/don-t-wait-for-permission): My conversation with Elena Itskovich of Nest Catalyst on founder identity, fundraising, platforms vs. assets, AI-bio, grants, and more
- [🧭 Where conviction leaks](https://www.biofounder.io/p/biotech-pitch-deck-conviction-leaks): Your deck has all the right slides. So why isn't it working? 
- [🧭 What it really takes to go from a scientist to a CEO](https://www.biofounder.io/p/scientist-to-biotech-ceo-laura-hsieh): My conversation with Laura Hsieh, Co-Founder & CEO, TippingPoint Biosciences
- [🧭 Asset? Or Engine? ](https://www.biofounder.io/p/pitch-deck-asset-or-engine): What is a pitch deck REALLY for + Free Workshop 
- [🧭 Don't panic](https://www.biofounder.io/p/don-t-panic): A Hitchhiker's Guide to Pitching in Person - and other lessons from NY Tech Week
- [🧭 What AI sees when it reads your deck](https://www.biofounder.io/p/what-ai-sees-when-it-reads-your-deck): How to build your deck in the age of AI - plus a live workshop!
- [🧭 Is your biotech VC backable? ](https://www.biofounder.io/p/is-your-biotech-vc-backable): Jonah Probell of Lexi Ventures on the math behind a "yes"
- [🧭 Bio Founder GPS Podcast is here!🎙️](https://www.biofounder.io/p/julie-wolf-2048-ventures): My first episode with Julie Wolf, 2048 Ventures
- [🧭 Raise enough to fail ](https://www.biofounder.io/p/raise-enough-to-fail): How NOT to size your round 
- [🧭 The wire hit. Now what? ](https://www.biofounder.io/p/the-wire-hit-now-what): The Operations OS I wish I had when I started
- [🧭 How Tubulis turned a $22.8M license into a $5B exit](https://www.biofounder.io/p/how-tubulis-turned-a-22-8m-license-into-a-5b-exit): What every biotech founder should steal from the playbook
- [🧭 The truth about biotech pre-seed & seed funding](https://www.biofounder.io/p/the-truth-about-biotech-pre-seed-seed-funding): What the data actually shows and how to successfully run your round
- [🧭 How to prep for any investor meeting in 30 minutes](https://www.biofounder.io/p/how-to-prep-for-any-investor-meeting-in-30-minutes): The system I wish every founder had before their first pitch
- [🧭 Anthropic's $400M bet on biology](https://www.biofounder.io/p/anthropic-400m-bet-on-biology): Inside the Coefficient Bio deal and what it reveals about Anthropic's life sci ambitions
- [🧭 From scientist to CEO](https://www.biofounder.io/p/from-scientist-to-ceo): How you can make the transition
- [🧭 Urgency is structured, not manufactured](https://www.biofounder.io/p/urgency-is-structured-not-manufactured): How to add momentum to your fundraise without compromising your morals :)
- [🧭 You got the term sheet. Now what?](https://www.biofounder.io/p/you-got-the-term-sheet-now-what): One term sheet framework to make sense of them all 
- [🧭 How investors really value your company](https://www.biofounder.io/p/how-investors-really-value-your-company): Hint: It's not just vibes. But it's not a detailed rNPV either. 
- [🧭 You don't need a better pitch deck](https://www.biofounder.io/p/you-don-t-need-a-better-pitch-deck): The one-pager framework that gets technical founders in the room
- [🧭 From ghosted to partner meeting ](https://www.biofounder.io/p/the): How 5 questions turned a science poster into an investment story
- [🧭 What VCs actually want in your data room](https://www.biofounder.io/p/what-vcs-actually-want-in-your-data-room): The 3-layer setup that makes investors say yes faster
- [🧭 No response from investors? Try this instead.](https://www.biofounder.io/p/no-response-from-investors-try-this-instead): How to build the outreach that your science deserves
- [🧭 How to break into biotech VC](https://www.biofounder.io/p/how-to-break-into-biotech-vc): And why this matters to bio founders
- [🧭 What kind of AI company are you, anyway?](https://www.biofounder.io/p/dd-in-2026-3): Here's how to cut through the noise - especially if you're raising capital
- [🧭 JPM 2026 - What it means for founders](https://www.biofounder.io/p/jpm-2026-what-it-means-for-founders): Three themes that will matter for bio founders in the year ahead
- [🧭 So, what type of longevity company are ya? ](https://www.biofounder.io/p/so-what-type-of-longevity-company-are-ya): A super helpful framework if you're building in this space
- [🧭 Greetings from San Francisco! ☀️](https://www.biofounder.io/p/greetings-from-san-francisco): AI, longevity, and one robot trying to find its way in life
- [🧭 How to get funded in 2026](https://www.biofounder.io/p/how-to-get-funded-in-2026): If you do nothing else this year, do this
- [🧭 You built the list. Now what? ](https://www.biofounder.io/p/you-built-the-list-now-what): With JPM 8 days away, here's your outreach playbook
- [🧭 We made it! 🎓🎉](https://www.biofounder.io/p/we-made-it): The Investor Sourcing Intensive finale and full system
- [🧭 The brand name VC trap (and how to avoid it)](https://www.biofounder.io/p/the-brand-name-vc-trap-and-how-to-avoid-it): A smarter approach to established biotech VCs
- [🧭 The start of a beautiful friendship](https://www.biofounder.io/p/the-micro-vc-playbook-40-funds-betting-on-first-time-founders): Your guide to Micro-VC's & Emerging Managers