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Jonathan Lim

04/30/25

@ a16z

I was a happy surgeon, but after a two-year break in Boston working at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, I realized entrepreneurship looked really appealing.

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From Surgeon to Biotech CEO with Jonathan Lim

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From Surgeon to Biotech CEO with Jonathan Lim

04/30/25

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Peter Thompson

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A friend encouraged me to join the Sloan Fellowship program at Stanford, which led me to start my entrepreneurial journey at 48 years old.

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