Entrepreneurship
Michael
Salgaller
Top 10 Biotech Jobs (#10-7) – Positioning Yourself
Recently, Genetic Engineering News published a list of what they believe will be the top 10 biotech jobs most in demand over the next decade. For those looking for moving beyond the bench, starting their science career, or just looking for a change, the list proposes where the likeliest landing spot...
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Tom
Ruginis
Talking to scientists can be painful
Three months after leaving the lab and ditching my PhD program, I found a job as a sales rep. I became that person who knocks on your lab door, interrupts your day, and asks you to buy lab supplies. The first year was great. My income doubled from that of a grad student, my lifestyle became more ...
Amber
O’Connor
Business Planning for a Freelance Career
This month, I thought I’d share with you some of the administrative things I’ve had to learn and complete when it comes to starting my freelance science writing business. Having your own business means that you charge for services to earn income, and that you are responsible for assuring the ...
Shu Chin
Ma
Careers in different fields: a personal prospective: part 3, startup companies
Thinking of where to start? If you think joining a start-up company is your Willy Wonka’s golden ticket to lucrative stock options, mega cash-ins later, and early retirement before you hit the legal drinking age, then you might be interested in the Brooklyn Bridge, which I can sell to you at ...
Andrea
Habura
BioMaker: Discovering the Material World
“…the world is, indeed, filled with a number of things… not only the wondrous creatures of the sea, but the marvelous hand and machine tools, and the stupendous assortment of plastic materials (both natural and manmade) available, as our own rich heritage from nature and from man’s creativit...
Andrea
Habura
What's Your Side Hustle?
There are two kinds of people in the world: people who think the world can be divided into two kinds of people, and those who don't. However, I rather like the metaphor of "foxes" versus "hedgehogs." It was coined by the ancient Greek playwright Archilochus, but it's famous thanks to an essay by Isa...
Lauren
Celano
How do you know if you are a CEO
At the recent “How do you know if you are a CEO” Google Plus webinar on January 7th as part of The Capital Network and Founders Workbench series, a question was raised regarding whether a technical founder is a good candidate for the CEO role. Specifically, the audience member asked about benefi...
Scott
Jeffers
Lessons in Entrepreneurship: Never stop learning
In my last post, I told you to buy the experience you need by hiring experts. In this post, I’m going to tell you, even if you have the experts, you still need to know the basics. What does this mean? As scientists, we are not trained in business. We don’t think about the daily operations of ...
Scott
Jeffers
Lessons in Entrepreneurship: Two or More Heads are Better than One
My friend Liz is a serial entrepreneur, who brings resourcefulness and strength to every project. Recently, she’s brought the same resourcefulness to advocate for her family. I’ve been following her story through Facebook posts. Today, she wrote a quote that fit perfectly with my thoughts on ent...
Scott
Jeffers
Lessons from my father: Entrepreneurship
This is my first blog post for Bio Careers, so I’m going to tell you about myself, my influences, and where I want to go with this blog. However, I’m not going to give you my CV (I’m on LinkedIn, and you can see all the gory details there).