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By Adam M. Adamek

· Launched a year ago

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The seed cap-table veto that VCs never mention.

he seed terms a founder signs to survive the year are the same terms that quietly veto the round he needs two years later. Nobody reads them out loud…
Jun 16 • Adam M. Adamek, PhD

Your runway is a hall of mirrors

The math of survival most B2B Food Biotech founders refuse to calculate until it is ninety days too late.
May 26 • Adam M. Adamek, PhD

Why most Food Biotech platforms should start as ingredient companies

Platforms are earned, not announced. The path to becoming one runs through shipping a single ingredient first.
Apr 16 • Adam M. Adamek, PhD

You don't have a startup. You have a project.

The diagnosis most founders and investors get wrong, and pay for twice.
May 19 • Adam M. Adamek, PhD

Five predictions for FoodBioTech deals in 2026

A very subjective, yet farsighted perspective on what will separate winners from the rest
Jan 1 • Adam M. Adamek, PhD

The innovation deficit that built your entry point - and will determine your exit

Five recurring causes of death. Each one named, each one preventable, none of them new. Thursday's antidote to Tuesday's diagnosis.
Mar 12 • Adam M. Adamek, PhD

Corporate pilot purgatory - how to tell if a pilot can actually become revenue

Apr 21 • Adam M. Adamek, PhD

Clean cap tables beat high valuations every time

How to take seed money on terms that fund you without governing you, so the round you need in two years is a round you can actually raise.
Jun 18 • Adam M. Adamek, PhD

The €5.4 billion skills gap: Why European FoodTech keeps hiring for yesterday's game

For investors, founders, and strategists. Why the teams selected for scarce capital continue optimising for credentials that predict failure, not…
Dec 23, 2025 • Adam M. Adamek, PhD

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