Episode 5: Nuno Arantes-Oliveira - CR Ventures

<p>Meet Nuno! Founder and one of four partners at CR Ventures (Clinical Research Ventures). This week's guest is a scientist, but also an entrepreneur, investor, professor and even lobbyist at times. He has been building all kinds of science-based ventures, turning scientific knowledge into economic or social value. He truly enjoys the uncertainty of doing things that have not been done before, which is something I find fascinating!</p> <p>00:00 - Intro &amp; Rapid Fire Questions&nbsp;</p> <p>07:30 - Bridging the gap between science and business:&nbsp;How do you decide what projects to pursue? What are you looking for in a project? What is it like to enter the world of business as a scientist?</p> <p>21:37 - Not everyone enjoys the high risk of binary fields: How do you handle projects that did not work out? Was there a key moment, when you knew that it was not going to work?&nbsp;</p> <p>27:00 - Scientist, entrepreneur, investor, professor, lobbyist: Which one role is most prominent these days?&nbsp;What does your day-to-day look like in that role?&nbsp;</p> <p>36:40 - A special VC fund: CR Ventures - What do you invest in? What is unique about your fund?&nbsp;</p> <p>45:10 -&nbsp;Nuno's message to aspiring entrepreneurs</p> <p>Learn more about CR Ventures at <a href="//www.cr-ventures.com">www.cr-ventures.com</a> or connect with Nuno on LinkedIn at <a href="//www.linkedin.com/in/nunoarantesoliveira/">www.linkedin.com/in/nunoarantesoliveira/</a></p> <p>Learn more about WalkingTheTalk at <a href="//www.walkingthetalk.io">www.walkingthetalk.io</a> or connect with Melissa on LinkedIn at <a href="//www.linkedin.com/in/melissaoppermann/">www.linkedin.com/in/melissaoppermann/</a></p>