Financial Strategies for Life Science Startups: Insider Secrets Revealed!

About this episode

In this episode, Josh Yelen shares insider financial strategies for life science startups.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Life Science Success Podcast my guest is Josh Yelen, a CPA, MBA, and the Founder & CEO of Function, a strategic financial leadership and bookkeeping services company that supports businesses across various industries, including life sciences. With over two decades of experience in operations, accounting, finance, and sales, Josh is also a co-founder of Venture Forward Capital, where he supports early-stage entrepreneurs in building disruptive compan...

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Host: Don Davis PhD, MBA

Guest: Josh Yelen

Topics covered

• financial strategies
• life science startups
• entrepreneurship
• accounting
• business operations

Keywords

• financial strategies
• life science
• startups
• entrepreneurship
• accounting
• business
• bookkeeping

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Function, Venture Forward Capital

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