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Part 1 of 4 of our series with Sujal Patel, co-founder and CEO of Nautilus Biotechnology.

In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, Sujal Patel — co-founder and CEO of Nautilus Biotechnology and former founder and CEO of Isilon Systems — takes us back to his upbringing in suburban New Jersey, where his engineer father and an older brother's love of computers set him on a path toward a life in tech. From self-teaching programming on a budget Apple II clone to building operating systems from scratch at the University of Maryland and contributing to the FreeBSD open-source project, Sujal's early career was defined by curiosity and bold moves — none bolder than demanding his boss's job just three months out of college at RealNetworks, a decision that nearly turned out very differently thanks to one unanswered phone call.

Key Topics Covered:
Roots of an Entrepreneurial Mindset: How growing up as the son of Indian immigrants and the son of an engineer shaped Sujal's drive, work ethic, and ambition
The Inflection Point: How his brother's love of computers and a budget-friendly Apple II clone sparked a lifelong passion for programming and technology
University of Maryland: Building operating systems and compilers from scratch, contributing to the FreeBSD project, and blending computer science with early entrepreneurship coursework
Landing at RealNetworks: How open-source connections led to his first job offer and why a vibrant Seattle beat Silicon Valley for the young graduate
Demanding the Corner Office at 22: How Sujal asked for his boss's job three months into his career, negotiated an equity package, and managed a team of 40-year-olds fresh out of college — and how not leaving a voicemail changed the entire course of his life

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Find our guest, Sujal Patel at these links:
LinkedIn:   / patelsujal  
Website: https://www.nautilus.bio/

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Resources & Articles:
How Open Source Contributions Can Launch Your Career: https://opensource.net/freebsd-steady...
Hypergrowth: Strategies for Scaling a Startup: https://ekoicentre.com/articles/hyper...
The Dot-Com Boom and the Rise of Streaming Media: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com...
Proteomics and Single-Molecule Analysis: https://www.nature.com/subjects/prote...
​Nautilus Biotechnology Unveils Voyager Platform https://www.globenewswire.com/news-re...
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Companies, Universities, & People mentioned:
RealNetworks: https://www.realnetworks.com
Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com
Isilon Systems: https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/storage...
Ericsson: https://www.ericsson.com
Bill Pugh:   / billpugh  


Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:43 Growing Up as the Son of Indian Immigrants in New Jersey
07:23 How a Brother's Love for Computers Sparked a Lifelong Passion
12:10 Choosing University of Maryland for Computer Science
15:01 Early College Life and the Arrival of High-Speed Internet
16:38 Building Operating Systems and Compilers from Scratch
20:01 Contributing to the FreeBSD Project
23:22 Landing the First Job: How FreeBSD Led to RealNetworks
23:52 Early Days at RealNetworks and Moving to Seattle
31:38 Demanding His Boss's Job at Age 22
36:33 Managing 40-Year-Olds Three Months Out of College
39:58 Lessons from Scaling RealNetworks from 100 to 1,000 People
43:11 Outro

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