Thanks for reading – new investment blog

“When one door closes, another door opens” – Alexander Graham Bell

A big Thank-you to all the readers who’ve followed this blog over the last few years. At last count there were over 20,000 hits. I’ve learnt a bunch and made some good friends along the way.

I’m now working for a specialized healthcare services company in a full-time role, so no longer blogging here.

However, if you are interested in value investing (which has often popped up in this blog) and financial independence, I’m writing at kaizeninvestor.com – where we take “small steps to better investing.” Please feel free to visit and sign up for email updates.

See you there!

All best wishes,
Raman

Digital health – enhancing healthcare delivery

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Recently, I’ve attended two events focused around use of IT in healthcare. Various terms are used – Digital health, mHealth, eHealth, connected health – for the purposes of this discussion I’ll use Digital health. For me, this was quite an … Continue reading →

Is Medtronic a value play?

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Recently, I’ve been asked a few questions about my investing approach and a specific medtech situation. The questions are: 1. Is Medtronic a value play? Given my medical background, the reader was interested to know if I could bring any … Continue reading →

Entrepreneur war stories – medtech CEO panel

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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 →

AMP-lify your results

Recently, I was pointed twice* to a TED talk by Dan Pink on the science of motivation. The video is only 20 mins long with some great insights, so well worth the time to watch. In summary, Pink talks about … Continue reading →

Investor insights: using checklists to improve returns

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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 →

Lessons learned from a serial medtech entrepreneur

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 →

Why I’m leaving twitter

“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom” – Francis Bacon Yesterday my twitter account was hacked. Again. That’s 3 times in the last 6 months (in which time I’ve also stopped actively using the service). Twitter help page says change … Continue reading →

Going to bat for your friends

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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 →

Boards of directors: What do medtech entrepreneurs need to know?

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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 →