Listen to discover:
The importance of business development in digital health startups
Transparency with your investors
Taking patient monitoring out of the hospital
The advantage of building a key opinion leader network
Listen to discover:
What is a patent?
How soon should you invest in patent protection?
What you need to know about design patents for digital companies
What the advantages founders gain from talking to a patent attorney
Listen to discover:
What the difference is in working for a corporation versus a startup when it comes to innovation
How Ohad transitioned into the founder journey
What the benefits are to using AI in diagnostics
What it means to be problem-oriented rather than solution-oriented
In this episode you’ll discover:
Why it is important to shape health policy
Where to look for untapped resources to access funding for entrepreneurs and growing businesses
Why we need to address women’s health gaps and create a better ecosystem to support related health innovation
In this episode you’ll discover:
How Empactful Capital’s investing model is different and why Sal believes it’s the best way to invest
Why they selected value-based care and behavioral health as two specific areas of focus
What they look for in companies pitching to them
What Sal sees in pitches that he wishes founders wouldn’t do
Sal’s predictions for the types of companies that will do the best in the health tech space over the next five years.
In this episode you’ll discover:
Why Headspace and Ginger merged into Headspace Health (and how that partnership came to be)
Why Russ ventured into the digital health space after success in more traditional tech startups like Bizo (acquired by LinkedIn)
What Headspace Health is doing to improve adolescent mental health—and how it impacts society
Why Headspace Health decided to target the employer market before payers and direct-to-consumer models—and how those markets are expanding
What unexpected benefits you’ll get from a mentor if you’re open to it (and other founder advice!)
In this episode you’ll discover:
What the unique risks for digital health companies are
Why your tech company might need medical practice insurance, or your practice’s telemedicine services might require errors and omissions coverage—and other surprising areas of risk in the digital health space
Why your coverage should overlap and “talk to each other” in these complex scenarios so you don’t have gaps
How multi-state telemedicine companies should evaluate insurance based on their complex needs
How much you should expect to pay for this
In this episode you’ll discover:
What startups spend a ton of money on that is usually a waste
Which of the 3Ps are most important for growth
What key piece of advice Todd would give to a startup raising its first significant funding round
How important paid advisors are to the success of a startup—and when to lean on them
How to set pricing for your tech