mission

 

 

The Playbook partners with founders and investors to build value with customer focus

The Principals

Dan Snyder

Managing Director & Founder

Dan Snyder is a seasoned biotech executive with over 20 years of experience scaling venture-backed life science companies across molecular tools/diagnostics and precision medicine. He has led multiple organizations from startup through growth and acquisition, including guiding MolecularMD to a $42M strategic exit with ICON PLC and founding Protein Solutions, whose product continue to serve global pharmaceutical and academic markets.Known for his customer-centric, pragmatic approach, Dan specializes in aligning innovation with validated market applications to deliver both immediate business results and long-term success. Today, he serves as Founder and Managing Partner of The Playbook, accelerating the path to sustainable, predictable revenue growth for life science companies (Read More)

Jonathan Doose

Director

Jonathan Doose is a biotech leader with a proven record of scaling early-stage and high-growth life sciences companies. He brings expertise in genomics, proteomics, commercialization strategy, and customer development, with key achievements including the launch of ctDNA NGS platform and building genomics programs at leading clinical institutions. As part of The Playbook, Jonathan strengthens its mission to align science with market strategy—helping organizations accelerate commercialization, secure partnerships, and achieve sustainable growth.  (Read More)

The advisory team

Maggie C. Louie, PhD
Advisor

Maggie C. Louie, PhD is a scientific leader with 20+ years’ experience in oncology and immunology. She develops and integrates innovative technologies into diagnostics and therapeutics—making her a powerful addition to The Playbook’s collaborative mission of bridging science and strategy. (Read more)

Tara Kochis
Advisor

Tara Kochis is an executive search and leadership expert with 30+ years in life sciences and healthcare. As founder of CollectiveMinds and consultant to The Playbook, she helps align talent and strategy to accelerate innovation and organizational growth. (Read More)

Lisa Dunlap, MBA, CPA, CIA
Advisor

Lisa Dunlap, MBA, CPA, CIA is a fractional CFO with 20+ years of experience in finance, audit, and operational strategy. As a consultant with The Playbook, she brings financial clarity and discipline to accelerate innovation and organizational growth. (Read More)

about  the Playbook

The Playbook represents a culmination of more than 30 years of entrepreneurship and commercial development in life science industry. The vision of the platform developed from real-world experience in startup product commercialization combined with frameworks such as Lean Start-Up and Pragmatic Marketing Institute.

 

The Playbook partners with early-stage companies who seek to rapidly capture revenue traction and identify and leverage their “beachhead” markets to drive growth.

 

Our intention with every partnership is to build a long-term relationship that is ultimately integral to creating scalable, sustainable business that generates robust returns for investors and pride for its founders and employees.

 

The vision for The Playbook is to build a platform comprised of Customer Development principals partnered with an extensive network of scientific, marketing, talent development, intellectual property, and investment leaders who share our passion in partnering with founders and technology innovators.

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