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At the recent EuroMedtech 2013 in Dusseldorf, I was invited to put together and moderate a panel of medtech CEOs. The panel title was “From the trenches: Entrepreneur war stories” and the focus was on what it takes to start … Continue reading
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Last week I attended the MedTech Investing Europe conference in Lausanne, Switzerland. While at the meeting, I met with a number of entrepreneurs – some of them first timers, some serial entrepreneurs with successful exits already behind them. What were … Continue reading
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Last week one of the medtech CEOs I work with recommended a book: “The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right” by Atul Gawande. I was intrigued by his 2 minute summary on a tube ride in London – depicting … Continue reading
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“One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” Neil Armstrong During March I attended a couple of events. One was Sensors in Medicine in London and the other was Diabetes UK in Manchester. Both were fascinating and … Continue reading
While doing some research on medtech M&A, I stumbled across this video of Lessons Learned by Fred Khosravi. Along with his partner, Amar Sawhney, they has founded some 12 medical device companies. Of these, they have exited 7, to the … Continue reading
“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.” Zen proverb The big score. The end-goal that seemingly attracts so many individuals in the pursuit of what they do. Within medtech I come across stories of entrepreneurs … Continue reading
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Today I received a wake-up call. I was spending the day with a client focused on developing anti-biofilm and anti-infective coatings for medical devices. We were meeting with an academic who had some 20 years ago developed a proprietary technology … Continue reading
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It’s January 2013. I’m in San Francisco for the annual JPM Healthcare conference, just before starting a run of meetings over several days. I’m sitting in my hotel room by Fisherman’s Wharf and Hall & Oates are playing on the … Continue reading
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While working with emerging medtech companies, I usually report directly to the CEO (usually an entrepreneur) and in turn, the board of directors. This got me thinking: (i) What are the responsibilities and duties of board directors? and (ii) What … Continue reading
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As a medtech entrepreneur, it’s often fun and tempting to focus on your neat technology, how many people you’ll help one day and the development process. But somewhere along the way, you have to figure out how you’re going to … Continue reading
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