🧬 Jacob Glanville - Centivax - Part 1 | Hospitality Industry’s Applied Lessons | The Benefits of Contingency Planning & Fair Negotiation | How to Seek Translational Skill Sets & Cross Training
- Author
- Excedr
- Published
- Fri 31 Mar 2023
- Episode Link
- https://podcasts.fame.so/e/1n3lwy18-jacob-glanville-centivax-part-1
Part 1 of 4.
My guest for this week’s episode is Jacob Glanville. Jacob is the Founder, CEO, & President of Centivax and was formerly the Co-founder, CEO, and President of Distributed Bio.
Join us as we sit down with Jake and talk about how our upbringing and experiences shape us, helping us find success in life science careers. Learn more about the surprising ways that the hospitality industry can relate to biotech entrepreneurship.
Gain insight into Jake’s view on fair negotiation practices and how building a strong set of translational skills can benefit founders. Please enjoy my conversation with Jake Glanville.
Find Our Guest, Jacob Glanville, at these links:Â
My guest for this week’s episode is Jacob Glanville. Jacob is the Founder, CEO, & President of Centivax and was formerly the Co-founder, CEO, and President of Distributed Bio.
Join us as we sit down with Jake and talk about how our upbringing and experiences shape us, helping us find success in life science careers. Learn more about the surprising ways that the hospitality industry can relate to biotech entrepreneurship.
Gain insight into Jake’s view on fair negotiation practices and how building a strong set of translational skills can benefit founders. Please enjoy my conversation with Jake Glanville.
Find Our Guest, Jacob Glanville, at these links:Â
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobglanvilleÂ
- https://twitter.com/CurlyJungleJakeÂ
- https://www.centivax.com
- https://twitter.com/centivaxÂ
Find Our Host, Jon Chee, at these links:Â
Social & Website
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/excedr_incÂ
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExcedrIncÂ
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/excedrÂ
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@excedrÂ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/excedr/Â
- Podcast Website: https://www.thebiotechstartupspodcast.com/Â
Timestamps
- [00:00:00] IntroÂ
- [00:01:25] Jake’s resume
- [00:02:07] Episode startÂ
- [00:02:42] Growing up in GuatemalaÂ
- [00:05:52] Unexpected experience crossovers from childhoodÂ
- [00:06:47] Focusing and its true meaningÂ
- [00:08:17] Cheap and scrappy, contingency planning
- [00:09:31] Fair negotiation and why it matters, building relationshipsÂ
- [00:13:16] Meeting a wide range of people and learning to be graciousÂ
- [00:14:48] Being likable but not a pushover, being pushy and smoothÂ
- [00:16:36] Listening but deciding intentionally, learning to say noÂ
- [00:17:37] What landed you in BerkeleyÂ
- [00:19:24] Interest in immunogenetics, programming hobbyÂ
- [00:20:20] Population genetics, and the translation of skill setsÂ
- [00:22:41] Cross-training, learn general principles with wide applicabilitiesÂ
- [00:23:21] OutroÂ
Enriched Notes:
The Biotech Startups Podcast gives you a front-row seat to the business and science of building a biotech. Hosted by Jon Chee, CEO of Excedr, the show features honest conversations with founders, execs, and investors about their work, their companies, and how they got there. From scientific breakthroughs to startup lessons, each episode explores what it really takes to grow a life science company—from pre-seed to IPO.
