Amanda Drobnis and Jess McLear - Duet for Founder and Board Member

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Vets have known for a century that injecting extract from fetal tissue helps wounds heal faster However, the procedures required were arduous. Hilltop Bio is taking the hassles out of this time-tested therapy and creating a new revenue stream for clinics. Amanda Drobnis, founder and Jess McLear, board member update us on the company's progress.

Interview highlights include:

• Sal Daher Introduces Amanda Drobnis and Jessica McLear
• What Hilltop Biosciences Does and What Pain Points It Addresses
• How Jess McLear Came to be an Investor in Amanda Drobnis’ Company
• “…they tend to be leaders. If Launchpad signs up for a deal, other angels tend to follow.”
• “But what we can patent is how we collect the tissue, how we process the tissue, the methods that we're going to use the tissue for.”
• “…even through COVID we've had repeat sales.”
• “So, she's right on track with what she said she was going to do again on track on budget. We don't see those very often either.”
• “Our big breakthrough that we've been working towards is having our room temperature regenerative therapies available that are off the shelf and ready for our vets to use.”
• Jess McLear: “I kind of grew up around startups. My father has been investing in startups over 30 years, so I've grown up around startups…”
• “That's an interesting collection of companies. Hilltop Biosciences, Knip Bio, 99Degrees…”
• Angel Investor Jess McLear’s Advice to Founders
• Angel Investor Jess McLear’s Advice to Founders about Fundraising
• “Female entrepreneurs, I find it definitely takes much longer for a lot of them, which is a really sad state of affairs.”
• “I can't stress that enough. My board members, Jess, and all my other board members, they really make a difference…”
• “…you are always fundraising. It never ends. And when you think it's over, it's not over.”
• "You also want to update the people that didn't invest, but might be on the fence because they may invest at some point too. That's one thing that a lot of people don't do."
• “I salute Amanda as a really stellar founder and she's got a board, she's got a product. She keeps her investors updated. She keeps even the ones that said no updated. Well done.”