{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6311fe9bae5d13001250521f/69ad4b747036d73902764808?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Firechat on the mindset shifts, skills, and trade-offs no one tells you about building beyond the lab with Ben Wright co-founder of Mimetic foundry","description":"<p>What if the thing holding your career back isn’t your skills, but the beliefs you keep repeating?</p><p><br></p><p>🔍 <strong>What You’ll Learn:</strong></p><p>Most STEM professionals don’t lack capability. They lack translation.</p><p>This short fire chat cuts straight through the common beliefs that keep people stuck in roles that don’t reflect what they’re actually capable of doing.</p><ul><li>Why “I’m just a scientist” is a dangerous story to keep telling yourself</li><li>What working smart actually looks like when time and money are on the line</li><li>How to define what “good enough” is, so you stop waiting and start moving</li></ul><p>This is the shift from technical expert to someone who can shape opportunities, not just respond to them.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>If you’re tired of waiting until you feel “ready,” play this episode and challenge the beliefs keeping you stuck.</p><p><br></p><p>🧠 <strong>About the Guest:</strong></p><p>Ben Wright is a MedTech investor and operator who works with clinicians and scientists to build real companies, not just ideas.</p><p>As co-founder of Mimetic MedTech Foundry, he helps translate research into viable businesses by bringing in the right skills, structure, and strategy early on.</p><p>His perspective is grounded in reality, what actually works when money, time, and risk are involved.</p><p><br></p><p>📌 <strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p><p>00:00 The beliefs that quietly hold STEM professionals back</p><p>01:30 What a venture studio actually does differently</p><p>03:30 Why “I’m just a scientist” limits your career</p><p>04:30 The two key skills scientists need outside the lab: storytelling and customer understanding</p><p>05:50 What working smart actually means in startups</p><p>06:40 Why “perfect” is the wrong goal in the real world</p><p>07:40 How to define what’s good enough to move forward</p><p>08:30 The real cost of starting something, time, relationships, and risk</p><p>10:00 Why clarity on your path matters more than jumping into a startup</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 <strong>Resources Mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li>🎧 Full Interview with Ben Wright https://shows.acast.com/multiple-hats/episodes/69ce18e3057b5949959db955</li><li>(Deep dive into MedTech, strategy, and why great technologies fail)</li><li>Mimetic MedTech Foundry</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🤔 <strong>Reflection Time:</strong></p><ol><li>What belief about your role or identity is quietly keeping you playing small?</li><li>Where are you waiting for “perfect” when “good enough” would already move you forward?</li><li>If you looked at your career like a system, what skill or gap would you fill next instead of pushing harder?</li></ol><p><br></p>","author_name":"Angelique Greco | Biotech & Health-Tech Expert | STEM Thought Leadership Coach"}