Recommended resources (not mandatory)
knowledge:
Beyond Borders: Ernst & Young Biotechnology Report 2017(free download)
Frank S. David: The Pharmagellan Guide to Biotech Forecasting and Valuation, Pharmagellan, 2017 (note: I wrote the foreword)
Luke Timmerman: Hood: Trailblazer of the Genomics Age, Bandera Press, 2016.
Barry Werth: The Antidote: Inside The World of New Pharma, Simon & Schuster, 2014.
wisdom:
Joe Hyams: Zen in the Martial Arts. Bantom, New York, NY, 1979.
A lot of wisdom in this old, obscure book. Available used on Amazon for as little as $ .01. I have been giving people this book as a gift for years.
Barry Targan: Harry Belten and the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, IA. 1975. Link connects to the entire work. I will refer to the title story, although the entire book is worthwhile.
William Zinsser: On Writing Well. Harper Collins, New York, NY. 1976.
More important than anything I teach. Indispensable advice on written communication.
creativity:
Marvin Gaye: What's Going' On?, Motown Records, 1971
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions, Tamla Records (Motown), 1973
Hamilton, the Broadway show (purely on reputation -- I have not been able to get tickets yet!)
Breaking Away (film): Fox Studios, 1979.
An important cultural reference point when discussing entrepreneurship. I will explain in class.
John Fahey: Sun Gonna Shine in my Backdoor Someday Blues, John Fahey, Takoma Records, 1963.
Ludwig von Beethoven: 3rd and 5th Symphonies
Amadeus, Orion Pictures, 1984 (film)
Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977 (film)
Chariots of Fire, Warner Brothers, 1981
Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out, Columbia Records, 1959.
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue, Columbia Records, 1959.
Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited, Columbia Records, 1965.
Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, Columbia Records, 1973.
The Who: Who's Next, Decca Records, 1971.
Obituary of John Fahey, New York Times, Feb 25, 2001.
More Typical Books on Entrepreneurship and/or Biotechnology
Lawton Robert Burns: The Business of Healthcare Innovation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, 2005
Good study of the value chains within the United States' healthcare system, with particularly helpful chapters on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
William B. Bygrave and Andrew Zacharakis: The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship. Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ. 2009
A readable, comprehensive discussion of business formation and growth. Good balance of theoretical (idea generation, recognizing and shaping opportunity) and practical (how to apply for grants, how to find angel investors.) A good single resource.
William B. Bygrave and Andrew Zacharakis: Entrepreneurship. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2010.
More exhaustive treatment of the subject of entrepreneurship, although The Portable MBA version by the same authors covers most of the same subject matter at 1/6 of the cost.
Kevin Davies: The $1,000 Genome: The Revolution in DNA Sequencing and the New Era of Personalized Medicine. Free Press, 2010
Slightly hyperbolic and gossipy discussion of the various approaches to "personalized medicine" as companies compete with different scientific approaches and marketing campaigns to deliver inexpensive genomic sequencing - before we have any idea what to do with the information.
Cynthia Robbins-Roth: From Alchemy to IPO: The Business of Biotechnology. Basic Books, 2001.
Somewhat dated but still useful discussion of the major biotechnology companies, their origin and evolution. Helpful to see the many missteps and changes of direction that successful companies took along the way.
Jeffrey A. Timmons, Andrew Zacharakis, Stephen Spinelli: Business Plans That Work: A Guide for Small Business. McGraw Hill, 2004.
Excellent step-by-step guide through the process of writing a business plan. As I will discuss ad nauseum, the business plan is the single most important step in the entrepreneurial process, and the process by which a prospective entrepreneur convinces him or herself that the effort is worth doing.
John A. Tracy: How to Read a Financial Report: Wringing Vital Signs out of the Numbers. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ. 2009
Lucid discussion of the very dry topic of financial statements. An easy read covering a topic that is much less complex than it seems at first.
Barry Werth: The Billion Dollar Molecule: One Company's Quest for the Perfect Drug. Simon & Schuster, 1995.
Very dated but very entertaining story about the painful early years of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (now a seven billion dollar company.)
knowledge:
Beyond Borders: Ernst & Young Biotechnology Report 2017(free download)
Frank S. David: The Pharmagellan Guide to Biotech Forecasting and Valuation, Pharmagellan, 2017 (note: I wrote the foreword)
Luke Timmerman: Hood: Trailblazer of the Genomics Age, Bandera Press, 2016.
Barry Werth: The Antidote: Inside The World of New Pharma, Simon & Schuster, 2014.
wisdom:
Joe Hyams: Zen in the Martial Arts. Bantom, New York, NY, 1979.
A lot of wisdom in this old, obscure book. Available used on Amazon for as little as $ .01. I have been giving people this book as a gift for years.
Barry Targan: Harry Belten and the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, IA. 1975. Link connects to the entire work. I will refer to the title story, although the entire book is worthwhile.
William Zinsser: On Writing Well. Harper Collins, New York, NY. 1976.
More important than anything I teach. Indispensable advice on written communication.
creativity:
Marvin Gaye: What's Going' On?, Motown Records, 1971
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions, Tamla Records (Motown), 1973
Hamilton, the Broadway show (purely on reputation -- I have not been able to get tickets yet!)
Breaking Away (film): Fox Studios, 1979.
An important cultural reference point when discussing entrepreneurship. I will explain in class.
John Fahey: Sun Gonna Shine in my Backdoor Someday Blues, John Fahey, Takoma Records, 1963.
Ludwig von Beethoven: 3rd and 5th Symphonies
Amadeus, Orion Pictures, 1984 (film)
Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977 (film)
Chariots of Fire, Warner Brothers, 1981
Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out, Columbia Records, 1959.
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue, Columbia Records, 1959.
Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited, Columbia Records, 1965.
Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, Columbia Records, 1973.
The Who: Who's Next, Decca Records, 1971.
Obituary of John Fahey, New York Times, Feb 25, 2001.
More Typical Books on Entrepreneurship and/or Biotechnology
Lawton Robert Burns: The Business of Healthcare Innovation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, 2005
Good study of the value chains within the United States' healthcare system, with particularly helpful chapters on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
William B. Bygrave and Andrew Zacharakis: The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship. Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ. 2009
A readable, comprehensive discussion of business formation and growth. Good balance of theoretical (idea generation, recognizing and shaping opportunity) and practical (how to apply for grants, how to find angel investors.) A good single resource.
William B. Bygrave and Andrew Zacharakis: Entrepreneurship. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2010.
More exhaustive treatment of the subject of entrepreneurship, although The Portable MBA version by the same authors covers most of the same subject matter at 1/6 of the cost.
Kevin Davies: The $1,000 Genome: The Revolution in DNA Sequencing and the New Era of Personalized Medicine. Free Press, 2010
Slightly hyperbolic and gossipy discussion of the various approaches to "personalized medicine" as companies compete with different scientific approaches and marketing campaigns to deliver inexpensive genomic sequencing - before we have any idea what to do with the information.
Cynthia Robbins-Roth: From Alchemy to IPO: The Business of Biotechnology. Basic Books, 2001.
Somewhat dated but still useful discussion of the major biotechnology companies, their origin and evolution. Helpful to see the many missteps and changes of direction that successful companies took along the way.
Jeffrey A. Timmons, Andrew Zacharakis, Stephen Spinelli: Business Plans That Work: A Guide for Small Business. McGraw Hill, 2004.
Excellent step-by-step guide through the process of writing a business plan. As I will discuss ad nauseum, the business plan is the single most important step in the entrepreneurial process, and the process by which a prospective entrepreneur convinces him or herself that the effort is worth doing.
John A. Tracy: How to Read a Financial Report: Wringing Vital Signs out of the Numbers. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ. 2009
Lucid discussion of the very dry topic of financial statements. An easy read covering a topic that is much less complex than it seems at first.
Barry Werth: The Billion Dollar Molecule: One Company's Quest for the Perfect Drug. Simon & Schuster, 1995.
Very dated but very entertaining story about the painful early years of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (now a seven billion dollar company.)
