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Fungi, Coffee, and Diapers| Tero Isokauppila, Four Sigmatic & HIRO
Mushrooms, coffee, and diapers. It’s not the start of weird joke, but the the innovation arc of Tero Isokauppila, one of the most uniquely disruptive founders at the convergence of bio and consumer goods. From building the $2...
Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier …
What does it mean to build the future of Bio & Health at the frontier, and why is Austin the place to do it? Recorded live at Health Supernova, this episode explores the deep structural shifts underway in bio, health, and tec...
Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Pl…
Is Bitcoin just a financial instrument, or is it a wedge into the future of energy, policy, and power? Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at Riot Platforms, lays out how mining is becoming critical infrastructure and wh...
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Fungi: Ancient, Adaptable, Everywhere
A clip from our episode "Fungi, Coffee, and Diapers | Tero Isokauppila, Four Sigmatic & HIRO"
#Fungi, #Biotech, #NatureTech, #AustinNext, #EnvironmentalInnovation
Why Tech and CPG Stay Separate in Austin
A clip from our episode "Fungi, Coffee, and Diapers| Tero Isokauppila, Four Sigmatic & HIRO"
#AustinNext, #CPG, #TechEcosystem, #ConsumerBrands, #StartupCulture
EP 158: Fungi, Coffee, and Diapers | Tero Isokauppila, Four Sigmatic & HIRO
Mushrooms, coffee, and diapers. It’s not the start of weird joke, but the the innovation arc of Tero Isokauppila, one of the most uniquely disruptive founders at the convergence of bio and consumer goods. From building the $2B mushroom coffee category at Four Sigmatic to launching HIRO, the world’s first fungi-based diaper, Tero’s work reflects something deeper; how Austin’s convergence of culture, capital, and cross-sector energy is creating the next innovation frontier.
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Fungi, Coffee, and Diapers| Tero Isokauppila, Four Sigmatic & HIRO
Mushrooms, coffee, and diapers. It’s not the start of weird joke, but the the innovation arc of Tero Isokauppila, one of the most uniquely disruptive founders at the convergence of bio and consumer goods. From building the $2...
Up Next on Austin Next: Fungi, Coffee, Diapers
Tero Isokauppila (@ImTero ) helped create a $2B mushroom coffee category. Now he's building fungi that can digest plastic. And he joins the next episode of Austin Next.
#AustinNext #Biotech #CPG #FungiTech #mushroom
Austin Attracts the Cowboy Class
A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse"
#InnovationCulture #FounderMindset #AustinFrontier #BuildOutsideTheSystem
How Austin Could Eradicate Heart Attacks
A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse"
#PreventiveHealth #DigitalHealth #BioTech #PublicHealth
Austin's Bio & Health Tech Boom
A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse"
#AustinTech #BioInnovation #HealthTechEcosystem #FutureOfHealth
Regulating the Future with PDFs
A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse"
#InnovationPolicy #HealthcareReform #FutureOfRegulation #HealthTech
Austin’s Bio & Health Frontier Is Rising
A clip from our episode "Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse"
#FutureOfHealth #InnovationEcosystem #AustinNext #BuildTheFuture
EP 157: Live from Health Supernova - Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse
What does it mean to build the future of Bio & Health at the frontier, and why is Austin the place to do it? Recorded live at Health Supernova, this episode explores the deep structural shifts underway in bio, health, and tech. From trillion-dollar ambitions to FDA bottlenecks, from digital-first hospitals to the rise of cowboy talent in Bio & Health, Austin is staking a claim not as a follower but as the system and stack that comes next.
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Live from Health Supernova: Austin’s Rise as a Bio & Health Frontier Powerhouse
What does it mean to build the future of Bio & Health at the frontier, and why is Austin the place to do it? Recorded live at Health Supernova, this episode explores the deep structural shifts underway in bio, health, and tec...
Austin Isn’t the Next Silicon Valley. It’s the Frontier.
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Why Texas Is Winning the Bitcoin Race
A clip from our episode "Bitcoin and the Future of American Power | Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms"
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Jason Scharf has spent nearly two decades pursuing his life’s mission of catalyzing innovation. As an early stage investor, he targets the bio innovation tech stack and the business of health. He has held key leadership roles in strategy and market intelligence at industry pillars such as Illumina, BD, and Amgen. Through the Austin Next podcast and Substack Ecosystem Metacognition, he explores innovation, Bio & Health, tech, ecosystems, Austin, and their convergence.