This description was taken from DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast. To listen to the full podcast please visit this link. “For physicians that are feeling frustrated, I would say to them, ‘Sit back. Take a breath. See really what you want and if the path of going to start a new company is what you want, then give it your full attention. And if you see you can’t give it your full attention, hook up with someone that will help you.’ Because physicians feel, ‘It’s my idea, I want to own 100% of this company.’ And my answer to them is, ‘100% of nothing is still nothing.’” -Dr. Jeffrey Hausfeld… もっと読む »
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The Art of Crafting a Non-Binding Term Sheet
One of the most meaningful milestones for start-ups and young companies is the establishment of a relationship with a larger pharma company, medical device/diagnostics firm, or provider network. You have spent a long time and countless hours going to partnering events, “kissing many frogs”, and dancing with partners that had two left feet! Now is the time to put YOUR best foot forward, now is the time to tell a compelling and cohesive story, now is the time to prioritize your terms and conditions, now is the time to solicit and nurture strategic collaboration, now is the time to prove to all stakeholders that you can maximize value for all… もっと読む »
Positioning Your Startups for Success
Jeffrey Hausfeld MD, MBA, is the Chairman of the Board of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, who moderated a panel for Pismo Venture’s first Life science Symposium. This panel details how you can position your start-ups for success with panelists from the community. Panelists include: Errol Arkilic, PhD is a nationally recognized leader in technology transfer and entrepreneurship, is the Chief Innovation Officer at the University of California, Irvine, and Executive Director for UCI Beall Applied Innovation. Previously, Errol was the founding and lead program director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program where he led the I-Corps effort from its inception. Erika Bechtold, PhD is currently leading US… もっと読む »
So, You Have an Idea, But Do You Have a Clue?
By Eric Kirsch, Leader of SoPE Charlotte, North Carolina Chapter So the surgeon turns to me and says “I would love to tell you my idea, but first I need you to sign this NDA”. I chuckle for a few seconds. But my answer is “no”. These days I get approached by a lot of colleagues who want to share with me their brilliant ideas for a world-changing healthcare innovation. These closet entrepreneurs have gone through intense medical training and society has convinced them that they are very smart people. Most of them are. However, that same training often ignores, nay suppresses, an entrepreneurial mindset. Our discussions are like an… もっと読む »