On resilience, risk taking, and wealth with serial entrepreneur Nigel Fleming

His deepest passion is starting highly innovative companies especially in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals sectors. Ultimately he aims to make a difference in healthcare and in the world. An example of his many entrepreneurial successes is Athena Diagnostics that sold for 740 M USD. He’s served on several boards, both of his own companies, and as an independent board member; serving with some of the leading figures including the founders and senior executives of Teva Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Merck, DuPont, Novartis, JP Morgan, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He has also done a lot of business in Taiwan, Japan, and China; One advice he has for aspiring entrepreneurs? “Give up the trodden path, and if you survive, you are unlikely ever to go back!”