I believe Entrepreneurship is the gateway to generational wealth and prosperity. As a latino father at the age of 19, my likelihood of success as a founder was improbable - let alone as an entrepreneur in the life sciences industry.It took a community of mentors, advisors, and capital allocators - some who looked like me but most who did not - with an open heart and a growth mindset to support and lift me up. Thanks to them, I was able to raise millions in venture capital and grow a vertical SaaS startup managing biotech lab operations with a team made up of over 80% women and underrepresented minorities.Now I’m sitting on the other side of the table and investing in and coaching the world's most disruptive founders to do the same - only better, faster.Background:I was raised in a blue collar family with parents holding only high school level educations: mother soldered boards at Apple Computer in Cupertino for Steve Jobs and father was an aircraft mechanic for the naval air station based out of Moffett Field.No surprise, I grew up with a slant for technology and building things with my own two hands. In university, I did anti-cancer research on million dollar instruments and computational chemistry tools. I spent the last decade making a blessed living helping bring science out of the lab and into the market. And mastered these competencies along life's journey: • Anti-cancer Research• Research Lab Instrumentation • Biology & Chemistry Software• Business Unit Responsibility • Product Management Leadership • Commercialization• Strategic Vision & Goal Setting • Go-to-market Planning & Execution • Innovation & Vision• Financial Modeling & Budgeting • Competitive & Market Analysis • Raising R&D Capital• Acquisitions & Technology Transfer • Branding, Packaging & Positioning • Accelerating Growth• Performance Assessment & Metrics • Digital & Social Media Programs • Enterprise Selling• Team Building & Collaboration • Partnerships & Distribution • Technology Savvy • Computer Programming (Javascript, HTML, CSS, Python)• AI for Drug Discovery• In silico modeling & simulations (Discovery Studio, Pipeline Pilot, Maestro, GCG-MOE, KNIME, Spartan)