From Founder to Leader: Human stories behind bio + climate tech startups
Jaye Goldstein, CEO + Founder, Founder to LeaderFrom Founder to Leader aims to demystify what it actually looks like to build hard tech startups. Too often, founders share their stories when there are news-worthy successes - the big raises and the lucrative exits. We want you to hear the real human stories that drive innovation - the crossroads decisions, the messy middles, and practical know-how. We hope that these conversations will help you ... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 8 | Founded | 6 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessEntrepreneurship | |||
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Lexi Kantor, Head of People at MatrixSpace, shares her experience as a Human Resource expert on how to fire people and plan for parental leave at your startup.
Dr. Marinna Madrid, Co-founder, Chief Product & Regulatory Officer of Cellino Bio, shares insights on building multidisciplinary teams, the product development journey from PhD to CPO, and hiring for humility.
How the Concerto Biosciences team lives by their values in order to execute on their goals. This startup is an exemplary models for how to be thoughtful and deliberate about everything you do while still delivering results.
How Dr. Adam Marblestone, CEO + Co-founder of Convergent Research, launched and scaled a new “meta-science” organization as a new model for funding science progress and innovation.
Dr. Margaret Lumley, CEO + Founder or Roca Water shares why she shut down her first startup, Chlobis, and re-launched as Roca Water.
Dr. Cinzia Silvestri, former CEO + Co-founder of Bi/ond, shares her story about going big - or going home. In 2025, Cinzia and her co-founder made the decision to close down the company after 7 years. Here’s why she did it - and what she wished she h... more
In this episode, Jaye Goldstein, CEO + Founder of Founder to Leader, shares why the team decided to launch a podcast - and what they hope you'll gain from listening.
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The show centers on the human side of building hard-tech startups in bio and climate tech. Episodes frequently explore leadership challenges, scaling teams, navigating funding and regulatory paths, and shaping culture under pressure. Guests are often founders, CEOs, or senior leaders who share practical, play-by-play guidance, personal pivots, and templates that listeners can apply to early-stage ventures. A notable strength is the emphasis on resilience, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and humane, values-driven leadership, making the conversations particularly useful for founders, operators, and investors navigating complex technology startups.
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Recent guests on this podcast include:
1. Lexi Kantor
2. Marinna Madrid
3. Cheri Ackerman
4. Adam Marblestone
5. Margaret Lumley
6. Cinzia Silvestri
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