Five Tips for Turning Rejections Into a Successful Raise

Every founder is bound to be turned down by multiple people, but that doesn’t mean their ideas aren’t great. DocSend, now owned by DropBox, is one of our favorite fundraising tools. They recently shared a post by Max Fleitmann, Founding Partner, Wizard Venture. Max lays out some comfort food for everyone going through the agony… Continue reading Five Tips for Turning Rejections Into a Successful Raise

Fast Yes Fast No – Tools for Effectively Raising Capital

The kiss of death for any startup raising capital is hearing “maybe.” As much as it may seem painful, presume “maybe” is “no” and move on. You are better off aggregating more interested parties than spending time trying to move the fence-sitters off the fence. But, let’s step back and deconstruct the process. The critical… Continue reading Fast Yes Fast No – Tools for Effectively Raising Capital

DelNova: Addressing complications from Botox (217)

DelNova, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing unmet medical needs. DelNova is resolving complications arising from botulinum toxin therapies (eg. Botox®). The first product under development, ReViVox™ is based on a clinically validated drug currently approved for a different medical use and route of administration. The novel formulation will manage undesirable side effects… Continue reading DelNova: Addressing complications from Botox (217)

ParaNano: Applying nano technology to wound care (216)

ParaNano Wound Care (PWC) solves a global problem in treatment of infection in chronic wounds: detection, notification, and early intervention. Infection in chronic wounds currently drives $27 billion of cost into the U.S. health care system , and comprises 3% of health care costs in developed countries, globally. PWC was founded in 2018 with the… Continue reading ParaNano: Applying nano technology to wound care (216)

CadexGenomics: Taking the Fight to Stage 4 Cancer (215)

The Cadex Genomics mission and passion is to improve the lives of cancer patients. They have developed a novel, blood-based assays for patients with cancer. Over the past several years they have been working diligently to bring their first product to patients and the physicians who serve these patients. They are currently developing a new… Continue reading CadexGenomics: Taking the Fight to Stage 4 Cancer (215)

ScriptChain: Applying Artificial Intelligence to Chronic Heart Related Issues (214)

ScriptChain is a digital health platform that sits on top of EHR systems and requests patient medical data from the EHR, runs through the platform’s algorithms and identifies high risk patient for physicians seeing outpatients with actionable insights. – Apple – Spotify

Fluo Labs: The Future of Allergy Relief (212)

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ConveyMed: The podcasting app for medical professionals (211)

ConveyMED is an Ed Tech Marketplace and the first podcast platform designed specifically for Professional Education. – Apple – Spotify

Buy When Others Are Selling

Let’s start with some industry math. 5% of venture capitalists make the majority of the profit. What about the other 95%? Many fail to return principal, let alone hit the industry target of 18% IRR. Is this the crowd you want to follow with your investment thesis? Warren Buffett loves to advise that smart investors… Continue reading Buy When Others Are Selling

Triple Threat – Clinician, Researcher & Teacher: Ian Sarembock, MD (210)

Ian Sarembock, MD – is a retired Coronary & Structural Interventionalist and was previously the Harold C. Schott Endowed Chair in Structural Heart at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. His work spanned Interventional Cardiology, Valve & Structural Heart, Cardiology, Clinical Research, and Medical Education. He earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) focused in Cardiovascular Science… Continue reading Triple Threat – Clinician, Researcher & Teacher: Ian Sarembock, MD (210)