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owensmp··on Ask HN: Where are you going to find long-form content online these days?
More recent but solid compilation of writing - https://www.fairobserver.com/
owensmp··on Joining a Different YC
A couple others include QB3 (CA) http://qb3.org/startups/incubators, Indie Bio (SF) http://indie.bio, Harlem Biospace (NYC) http://harlembiospace.com, Science Center Port (Philly)https://www.sciencecenter.org/programs/port-business-incubat..., Jansen Labs (4 sites) http://jlabs.jnjinnovation.com/
owensmp··on Joining a Different YC
If we are naming cities NYC should be included. With 8 leading medical research institutions, the second highest annual NIH funding, and a wealth of talent/capital in adjacent industries - NYC's foundation for Biotech is extremely strong.
owensmp··on “Don't fuck up the culture” – A letter to the Airbnb team
Are there any associated blogs which outline the core values of AirBnb culture? What do they consider the tenants of this culture?
owensmp··on We Built a Hacker News for Biotech
Agree with you in general, however, Hb was established as it was because the NYC ecosystem needed affordable lab space. The equipment made available turnkey through the member fee each month would otherwise be a large capital investment for each company. Thus we are providing considerable concrete value and allowing projects to proceed that otherwise would not be able to. Above and beyond this we provide a community of other life science entrepreneurs and a physical hub for the broader biotech community here in NY that didn't exist yet in the city.

Whether or not our model changes in the future remains to be determined, however, as Dave mentions in his next comment the long timeframe tech risks inherent to investing in many early stage biotechs present some unique challenges to a YC model in biotech.

owensmp··on We Built a Hacker News for Biotech
It's an interesting question. I certainly hope engagement will be consistent and develop into a watering hole for Biotech entrepreneurs from all over.

One thing we have in our favor for Biotech Pulse is the baseline community of 19 early stage companies and their teams here at Harlem Biospace. We are hoping since this community already exists in the shared space that this will be a strong seed for the online community to grow from.

owensmp··on We Built a Hacker News for Biotech
Exactly - the fork we used is here - https://github.com/luminlabs/monocle

Thanks to maccman for a great platform to build on