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Jan 2020
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Inside Angel Funding: Fundamental Scienc...

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The 2019 Angel of the Year in the U.K., Sunil Shah from o2h Ventures, joins Richard Howard to discuss the realities of running and growing a business from scratch (it’s not what they teach you in business school); why first-time entrepreneurs in the biotech and therapeutics space should focus on investors who know their specific space extremely well; and why ... Show More
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