Self-destructive traits of VCs & founders + Air Protein CEO Dr. Lisa Dyson | E1534
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
First up, Molly and Jason break down self-destructive founder and VC traits (1:37). Then, Molly interviews Air Protein CEO Dr. Lisa Dyson on how they turn carbon dioxide into protein and how they are innovating in the booming alternative meat space! (21:42)
(0:00) Jason intros the Sunday show!
(1:37) VC Sunday School: Self-destructive founder tendencies
(9:15) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(10:45) Self-destructive investor tendencies
(15:13) How to do damage control if you take money from a disruptive investor
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(21:42) Molly intros Dr. Lisa Dyson who explains Air Protein's founding story, mission, and the science behind it
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(31:51) How Air Protein differs from traditional meat
(36:33) Air Meat's fundraising history and creation process
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Alright, everybody, it is the Sunday edition of this week in startups. |
| 0:03.6 | You know what we do here? |
| 0:04.6 | Every Sunday, VC Sunday School, Molly and I talk about the self-destructive tendencies, |
| 0:10.1 | the unforced errors, the self-owns of VCs and founders, and we go through all of the |
| 0:15.3 | behavioral warning signs that could kill your startup. |
| 0:18.4 | Then, Molly interviews Dr. Lisa Dyson. |
| 0:21.4 | She is the CEO of a startup called AirMeet. |
| 0:24.4 | Okay, AirMeet is literally a startup pulling carbon dioxide out of the air and using it |
| 0:29.1 | to create meat. |
| 0:29.9 | I don't know nothing about science, but I'm looking forward to this interview. |
| 0:32.8 | It sounds pretty crazy to me. |
| 0:33.8 | It's going to be a great show. |
| 0:35.2 | Stick with us. |
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