Before founding Asymmetric, I co-founded and ran Catalant Technologies for eight years, and now serve as Chairman of the Board. Today, the company has successfully raised through Series F and generates in excess of $100M of gross revenue annually. While we were lucky enough to grow the company successfully during what was more or less an uninterrupted bull market from 2013 until the onset of the pandemic, like any small, ambitious and fast-growing company, we were forced at times to contend with uncertainty and setbacks. Along the way, I took notes at crucial moments in an effort to codify my founding experience in a guide (and reading list) which I could use down the road both as an investor and as a resource to other founders. Over the coming quarters, I’ll be turning these lessons into a series of public Substack posts. Given Asymmetric’s
Ten Thoughts on Getting Started
Ten Thoughts on Getting Started
Ten Thoughts on Getting Started
Before founding Asymmetric, I co-founded and ran Catalant Technologies for eight years, and now serve as Chairman of the Board. Today, the company has successfully raised through Series F and generates in excess of $100M of gross revenue annually. While we were lucky enough to grow the company successfully during what was more or less an uninterrupted bull market from 2013 until the onset of the pandemic, like any small, ambitious and fast-growing company, we were forced at times to contend with uncertainty and setbacks. Along the way, I took notes at crucial moments in an effort to codify my founding experience in a guide (and reading list) which I could use down the road both as an investor and as a resource to other founders. Over the coming quarters, I’ll be turning these lessons into a series of public Substack posts. Given Asymmetric’s