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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[Banksyblue]

Off to go build my billion, see you guys soon

[hibax]

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

[quinnlaya]

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

[aarankumario]

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

[billybro]

I learned absolutely nothing from this video

[piecesofme]

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

[praveenrao]

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.

[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

[SimonCU]

Why no one in their lab wear labcoats?

[zarthustra]

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

[nicolewolfeceo]

Anyone looking for business or real estate loans🎉

[eleazarabrego]

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

[ashwincashok]

Who else would love to be featured on Forbes?