Early Stage Board of Directors
The board for early stage companies is one of the most critical, yet often overlooked in some respects. While every corporation is...
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Apr 21, 20231 min read
The Importance of a Medical Advisory Board
The Importance of a Medical Advisory Board. I think it's one of the biggest mistakes for an early stage company not to embrace this...
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Apr 17, 20231 min read
Value based vs relationship based selling in medical devices.
When I began working in medical devices relationship selling was everything. That is rapidly changing to value based selling and those...
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Apr 2, 20231 min read
From Start Up to Scale Up
This article discusses the phases of growth and how to overcome obstacles to get to that next phase. It was written by one of HubSpot's...
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Mar 23, 20231 min read
The Importance of Team Building
The importance of team building cannot be stressed enough. One of the most important aspects of a successful early stage company. It can...
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Mar 20, 20231 min read
The Importance of Work Life Balance
It's not a simple as just work and life. There are many external factors that have to be considered, but one thing I strongly believe in...
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Mar 18, 20231 min read
Growth: the entrepreneur mindset
The article at the end of this blog provides a good overview on the entrepreneur's mindset. For me, #6 is key. Growth along with...
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Mar 17, 20231 min read
Are you good at Networking?
Not the kind of networking for computers, making connections with people. This is a crucial skill in business and in your career. It...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read
The No. 1 Entrepreneur Skill?
No. 1 Skill? While this is not an entrepreneurial article it definitely applies. There are a few other skills I would add to the list,...
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Mar 15, 20231 min read
Entrepreneur Mindset
Dan Cohen, Executive Director of the Wake Forest Entrepreneurship Program wrote the following article on the Entrepreneur Mindset. As an...
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Mar 13, 20234 min read
Invest in Success
Entrepreneurs often think that the quickest way to success is a straight path with the least curves. But what if that's not really what...
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Mar 9, 20231 min read
What makes a leader?
Leadership can be complex, but to me it can be simple: Do people want to follow you on your journey or do you have to push them where...
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Mar 7, 20231 min read
Winston-Salem plans Innovation Quarter Expansion
Following up on prior post, here is the expansion for the Winston Salem Innovation Quarter. Great place for entrepreneurship and medtech....
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Mar 6, 20231 min read
RTP future hub downtown
RTP has announced a hub going into downtown. That could be very cool for some innovative companies. Winston-Salem's Innovation Quarter...
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Mar 5, 20231 min read
Innovation and the valley of death?
This curve is not that different from an early stage medtech company and the trough is like the valley of death. Just have to make it to...
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Mar 4, 20231 min read
ChatGPT in Healthcare
I wonder what kind of regulations we're going to see for ChatGPT in healthcare. There are significant risk, but probably some terrific...
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