What is the future of AI in Surgery? Jawad Ali - Vality Partners
I always have a fun time speaking with Jawad Ali and it’s always a pleasure.
Jawad is a practicing general surgeon, founder of Vality (a physician led consulting firm specializing in digital surgery, patient engagement and surgical devices) and founder of Austin MedTech Connect (a private community connecting founders, clinicians, investors and healthcare stakeholders).
We talk about success, surgical innovation, physician burnout, medtech in Austin and goal setting. I hope you all enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
How to go form idea to execution? Joshua Landy - Figure 1
Josh is the chief medical officer and cofounder of Figure 1, a social network and medical education platform for physicians. Figure 1 has raised $23.5 million and serves over 3 million users worldwide. Josh is also a practicing intensive care physician and the medical lead for medical assistance in dying at Scarborough General Hospital.
We had a frank and honest discussion on the path from idea to execution, the future of Canadian healthcare and medical assistance in dying.
Story of my startup (ClinicUp)
ClinicUp was my previous startup which closed down in early 2022. It was a telemedicine company which served 1100 patients, we hired 10 physicians, we got a 6 million acquisition offer then got sued and lost it all.
Advice for founders on how to sell into health systems: Amit Mehta - BuildersVC
This one is packed with wisdom shared by Amit Mehta from Builders VC. Amit is an interventional radiologist and general partner at BuildersVC, which is a $450 million venture capital firm that invest across various verticals from seed to series B. He was humble, honest and transparent. His breadth and depth of knowledge and experience shine through his thoughtful answers.
We talked about his path from a physician to venture capital, tailwinds, artificial intelligence, how to incentivize prevention, lessons on hiring and more!
What is a good death? Raihan Faroqui - Gauranteed
I always learn from Raihan Faroqui, MD, he has a deep insight into the inner workings of the US healthcare system and how to grow a startup within it. It was a pleasure speaking with him and I think this is part 1 of many!
Raihan is a seasoned physician-entrepreneur. He is currently the Head of Medical Affairs at Gauranteed, a hospice startup. We talked about his journey from physician to entrepreneur, how to sell into health systems, the biggest problem in healthcare, death and identity.
How are we from general AI in healthcare? Amit Garg - Tau Ventures
Amit is a founding partner at Tau Ventures. He completed his Bachelors in Computer Science and his Masters in Bio-informatics from Stanford, after which he went on to complete his MBA from Harvard. He was an early Product Manager at Google and co-founded HealthIQ which raised $120 million at a $450 million valuation. Tau Ventures is a $85 million fund investing in AI based healthcare and enterprise early stage startups.
Amit is a rare individual who sits at the intersection of humility, intelligence and competence. He has truly found his “Ikigai”. We talk about artificial intelligence, risk allocation, investment tailwinds and resilience.
Should you do an MBA as a physician? Saumitra Thakur - Med Mountain Ventures
Saumitra is a physician and venture capitalist. After finishing medical school from NYU (New York University) he completed his MBA from Stanford and internal medicine residency from UCLA. He is a founding partner at Med Mountain Ventures, a venture capital firm with $10 million assets under management investing in healthcare startups. I had a lot of fun talking to Saumitra about investing, life, healthcare and politics. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.