Reshma Shetty

Reshma Shetty explains how Ginkgo Bioworks engineers biology and how startups can scale while keeping spending and headcount disciplined. She argues that raising money can help founders pursue their mission, provided they resist the pressure to spend it indiscriminately. She recommends defining a clear mission, commercial strategy, and measurable goals, then connecting those goals to the whole team. Including efficiency measures, such as output per person, helps make disciplined growth part of the company’s priorities.