What people are saying:

“My new favorite weekend activity: studying Venture Capital for Life Scientists by Will Alaynick!

Today I read Chapter 18: Careers in Life Sciences and was excited to see Nucleate highlighted. As Will notes, Nucleate offers exceptional opportunities to connect with scientists, founders, and investors, and to gain real experience in venture creation.

I’m looking forward to continuing the book and deepening my understanding of life sciences VC and entrepreneurship.”

“This is for wannabe founders or VCs. It’s where you understand financial metrics like P/E or IRR, and the idea of hurdle rates—plus the fact that behind every VC fund sits a group of LPs who expect returns. It came out this year, so everything is up to date. You can also read it on Substack.”

“If you are interested in starting, working at, or investing in a science business, then I, again, invite you to follow this life science investor and legendary author I finally got to meet in San Diego; Will Alaynick .

My journey with Will began from reading and writing about his newsletters, through buying his book, and to meeting with him in the beautiful city of San Diego. My eyes have seen and my ears have heard how resourceful and kind he is. (Thank you so much, Will)

Start your own journey with Will today, either from following him on LinkedIn or subscribing to his newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gnbm_G9s . You will be glad you did, just like several others are.”

“I flipped to chapter 18 of Will Alaynick ‘s book, read just three sentences, and immediately had to stop to open Google; I had never heard of the venture fellowship programs for PhDs and MDs that Will described.

Just three sentences and I’d already made a return on my investment in the book.

And yet, there is a lot more in the book on:

1. The foundations of venture capital in the life sciences

2. How to launch and scale a life science startup

3. How to raise capital for life science ventures

4. Exit strategies of life science companies

5. Career pathways into life science venture capital for MDs, MD-PhDs, MBAs, engineers, and other interested talents. (Chapter 18).

6. And a lot more, with case studies and real world insights for science professionals and investors who are interested in turning scientific discoveries into products that make money and impact.

If you care about the business side of science, this book is your roadmap.

“I always want to understand why the author choose the title of a book and its cover. Now I understand this book's cover!

This is a great book. Of the parts I've read so far, I'm delighted by the detail. For years I've recommended to clients the following two:

1. Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist, Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson.

2. The Holloway Guide to Raising Venture Capital.

I consider those to be introductory-level works compared to what you've created. This is a valuable must-read for serious investors and founders in life science.”