E1059: The Power of Accelerators E4 Sean O’Sullivan, Managing General Partner of SOSV on running capital intensive accelerators in hardware, life sciences & food science, unique follow-on strategy, cell-based meat going mainstream, China-based vs. US-based accelerators

0:42 Jason intros SOSV's Sean O'Sullivan

4:19 How is operating in China during COVID?

5:22 Origin of SOSV, thoughts on in-person accelerators over remote accelerators, why hardware/life-science accelerators need in-person cohorts

9:02 Sean describes SOSV's typical deal terms, unique follow-on strategy & cohort size

14:27 What stage company are SOSV accelerators looking for? Does it vary by industry?

17:58 Sean describes SOSV portfolio company Memphis Meats & how they utilize bioreactors to create cell-based meats

23:06 When will we see plant/cell-based meat being cheaper than the real thing?

29:25 Will the issue of food-availability will be solved in our lifetime?

33:16 Will modern food science revolutionize taste & what is the holy-grail food that will be produced?

42:15 What is being done in the ingredients space?

48:58 How is running an accelerator in China different than running one in the US?

53:39 Embracing hardware, thoughts on Hardware-as-a-Service

1:00:44 Micro-terraforming