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October 13, 2022 @ 9:15 am - 10:15 am PDT
FreeEntrepreneuring: Beyond the Headlines with David Berry
To call startup founder David Berry a serial entrepreneur would be somewhat of an understatement. Through his work with Flagship Pioneering, Berry has co-founded more than 25 companies, and his venture Valo Health achieved unicorn status after just 18 months of operations.
Flagship Pioneering creates, builds, and finances early-stage startups addressing unmet needs in healthcare and sustainability. One of the most notable companies to come out of Flagship is Moderna, the pharmaceutical company that became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October, Berry will be among the keynote speakers at Founders Network’s annual fall conference. fnSummit 2022 will bring together founders, investors, and partners in the startup ecosystem for three days of networking and learning in Napa Valley. In his session, Berry will detail his nearly two decades of experience in the startup ecosystem and the lessons he learned along the way.
If you can’t make it to fnSummit 2022, you can still tune in to Berry’s keynote virtually on October 13, 2022.
In his keynote, Berry will cover:
- Real life stories about being an entrepreneur
- How to make unprecedented decisions with confidence
- Why you should embrace accountability
- How to keep the noise out
About the Speaker:
David Berry, MD, PhD is Founder and CEO of Valo Health and General Partner at Flagship Pioneering, where he founded more than 20 companies across life sciences, technology and sustainability, including: Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MCRB), Indigo Agriculture, Evelo Biosciences (NASDAQ: EVLO), LS9 and Inari Ag, T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ: TTOO). David helped create Flagship Labs, where 100+ companies – worth over $30B in aggregate value – have launched. He serves on the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and co-authored the Sustainable Development Goals adopted globally in 2015. David received his MD from Harvard Medical School and his PhD from MIT in Biological Engineering.
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About Founders Network:
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