Last week I found myself in gorgeous Banff, Alberta, meeting with an esteemed group of physician leaders and healthcare innovators from across Canada. Together, we began laying the groundwork for transforming Canadian healthcare from an ecosystem of fragmented, local Inventions to a thriving ecosystem for scalable Innovation. This was my first meeting as the Chair of the new Joule […]
Individuals thinking about applying to The Next 36 often ask me whether they should apply. For a long time I found this question difficult to answer about any entrepreneurship program / accelerator / incubator. Over the last few months, I’ve come to an answer that I currently give everyone, and it works for any accelerator.
Two weeks ago, my good friend Jeff Wandzura and his company TrueVation announced they were accepted into Blueprint Health, one of the leading Digital Health accelerators in the U.S. I am very happy for Jeff and it could not happen to a more deserving guy.
When we were raising SeamlessMD’s seed round last year, we were asked about our competitors and how we were different. Usually an entrepreneur will show investors how they are ahead of their competitors on important dimensions in today’s market (e.g. cost, performance, etc.). Unfortunately, the desire to appear unique can lead to a misguided view […]