What It Takes To Build A $4.8 Billion Biotech Company | Forbes

For the launch of this year’s Next Billion Dollar Startup list, we wanted to go back to the companies that successfully climbed to the ranks of unicorn and ask their leaders: what have you learned.
Jason Kelly is CEO and cofounder of Ginkgo Bioworks, a biotech company and 2019 member of the Next Billion Dollar Startup list. Kelly spoke about the unique challenges raising capital in an environment that’s not used to dealing with technical risk. He also spoke about the missteps young entrepreneurs take when approaching venture capital funding.
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Off to go build my billion, see you guys soon

[@yashwanthannamalla530]

In what industry are you gonna achieve it ?

[@AmardeepSingh-zy5ih]

Ain't gonna happen

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SAME!!!

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@@AmardeepSingh-zy5ih dude you don’t even know what he’s up to

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So how it’s going now

[@quinnlaya331]

Im not here to make billions. Im here to change the world.

[@torresthemonster]

You need money for that.

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Me too

[@tdub6542]

im here to do both lol

[@PriyanshuLawaniyaHr36]

@@torresthemonsterhe doesn’t need money for that bro , don’t try to break anyone opinion by your negative thoughts keep your negative thoughts for yourself

[@bigbotty-ms3gk]

Bro but its the truth, to change the world u need money.. but thats how u should think, u should create technologies for human benefit​ not profit pp@PriyanshuLawaniyaHr36

[@hibax631]

My dream ❤..Will come back to this comment in a few years when I have a company of my own

[@aarankumario]

I'm currently studying biotech 2nd year in hopes that I'll create my own sucessful biotech company taht changes the world!

[@achyutharaman9172]

Btech biotech? Also which college?

[@aarankumario]

@@achyutharaman9172 centennial college

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lol gotta be a genius. i'm in UofT lets work something put you in with the top researchers@@aarankumario

[@PriyanshuLawaniyaHr36]

Go ahead this world need your type of people

[@billybro1403]

I learned absolutely nothing from this video

[@SherKhan0122]

He said you can’t expect big ideas to get funded. You have to make useful products for making money before getting the investment on the really big ideas.

[@piecesofme8531]

OK, but what did they build of value that brought in the contracts that swayed the investors??? He didn't answer that question.

[@rafaelvaldiviamanrique6141]

A lot i suppose. However, in the biotech world, it is sometimes not about the money but the joy and glory when you see your product being delivered all over the globe. Once you have achieved that, you will not worry about money for the rest of your life

[@dopemusic6414]

Millions of investors money.

[@praveenrao9218]

Wish he would avoid all this style and attitude and explain the simple stuff. Too much style and pizazz and hand movement. Very little substance. Surprising for being the CEO of such a successful company.

[@Brodragon2225]

Biotech is riskiest job

[@abidmahmud951]

Why sir?

[@PriyanshuLawaniyaHr36]

But why ??

[@valentinvetements]

Idea, study and operation at low and high cost depends on the bottleneck of possible answers and the construction of highly complex projects built with ease

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His tongue changed

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Loved It!

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Kim jong-in is officially fourth

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Proper explanation would suffice 🙄

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Ayoo Rimworld DLC company

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I wish to be millionaire

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You can become

[@imranmohamed8177]

Fudge it. First Comment

[@SimonCU]

Why no one in their lab wear labcoats?

[@jouvertalandwa5337]

The voice is annoying though 😂

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O.P.M: OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY 100%

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Good evening

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How do you sniff out a fraud? Forbes features it. 😂

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Anyone looking for business or real estate loans🎉

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Investors in DNA hate this guy 🤣🤣🤣 Always selling stock keeping the price down even in nice rallies. Definitely no clue what he's doing, not him, me lmao

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lying, lies

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All lies!

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Big lies!

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