Ranked #1
They Sold Their Company to Boston Scientific and Then Reacquired the Technology Years Later – The Unique Story of NuCryo Vascular
They Sold Their Company to Boston Scientific and Then Reacquired the Technology Years Later – The Unique Story of NuCryo Vascular
Because of diminishing margins, a lot of major medical device companies continue to add products to their sales bag in h... Read more
26 Feb 2016
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44mins
Ranked #2
Why Focusing on Pain Killers is Imperative for Medical Device Startups: Interview with Daniel Hawkins, CEO of Shockwave Medical
Why Focusing on Pain Killers is Imperative for Medical Device Startups: Interview with Daniel Hawkins, CEO of Shockwave Medical
Daniel Hawkins is the President and CEO of Shockwave Medical. He began his career in marketing and business development ... Read more
6 Apr 2017
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40mins
Ranked #3
The Importance of Medical Device Sales Experience, the Rocket Ship that was Acclarent, and How to Achieve Personal Growth as a Medtech Leader: Interview with Bill Facteau, President and CEO of Earlens
The Importance of Medical Device Sales Experience, the Rocket Ship that was Acclarent, and How to Achieve Personal Growth as a Medtech Leader: Interview with Bill Facteau, President and CEO of Earlens
Bill Facteau joined Earlens Corporation as Chairman, President, and CEO in November of 2013. Most recently, he was the V... Read more
9 Jan 2017
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44mins
Ranked #4
How to Go from Physician to Medtech Entrepreneur: Interview with Dr. Bob Smouse, CEO of BrightWater Medical
How to Go from Physician to Medtech Entrepreneur: Interview with Dr. Bob Smouse, CEO of BrightWater Medical
Dr. Bob Smouse has over 20 years of experience in interventional radiology, endovascular surgery and clinical research. ... Read more
9 Feb 2017
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47mins
Ranked #5
Managing a Clinical Trial with a Small Team and Lessons Learned Raising Money for an Early Stage Medtech Startup: Interview with Dr. Marie Johnson, Founder of AUM Cardiovascular
Managing a Clinical Trial with a Small Team and Lessons Learned Raising Money for an Early Stage Medtech Startup: Interview with Dr. Marie Johnson, Founder of AUM Cardiovascular
More than a decade ago, AUM Cardiovascular founder Dr. Marie Johnson was a doctoral student when tragedy struck her and ... Read more
1 Feb 2017
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40mins
Ranked #6
Inside the Mind of a Medtech VP of Sales
Inside the Mind of a Medtech VP of Sales
Sean Moore went from medical device sales rep to VP of Sales for one of the largest medtech companies in less than 10 ye... Read more
7 Oct 2014
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41mins
Ranked #7
After Selling 2 Cardiovascular Companies for Over $1 Billion, Duke Rohlen is Now Hoping to do the Same with Spirox and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics
After Selling 2 Cardiovascular Companies for Over $1 Billion, Duke Rohlen is Now Hoping to do the Same with Spirox and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics
Jack Dorsey received quite a bit of attention when he was recently announced as CEO of Twitter. Why? Because that made... Read more
31 May 2016
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40mins
Ranked #8
Why Curiosity and Persistence are Crucial Characteristics for Medtech Entrepreneurs: Interview with the Legendary Dr. John Simpson, Executive Chairman of Avinger
Why Curiosity and Persistence are Crucial Characteristics for Medtech Entrepreneurs: Interview with the Legendary Dr. John Simpson, Executive Chairman of Avinger
Dr. John Simpson. Even if you’re a medical device newbie, you’ve probably heard of him. He’s credited with inventing a... Read more
6 Dec 2016
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39mins
Ranked #9
Conquering the Coverage and Reimbursement Landscape: Interview with Bruce Shook, President of Intact Vascular
Conquering the Coverage and Reimbursement Landscape: Interview with Bruce Shook, President of Intact Vascular
Bruce Shook joined Intact Vascular in 2014 as President and CEO. A highly-experienced, medical device executive with mor... Read more
21 Feb 2017
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42mins
Ranked #10
4 Rounds of Financing, CE Mark, FDA Clearance, and a Category 1 CPT Code – How NeoTract has Grinded its Way to Success Over the Past Decade
4 Rounds of Financing, CE Mark, FDA Clearance, and a Category 1 CPT Code – How NeoTract has Grinded its Way to Success Over the Past Decade
Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, has famously stated, “Timing, perseverance, and 10 years of trying will eventually... Read more
11 Oct 2016
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57mins
Ranked #11
The Importance of Having Investors as Customers: Interview with Eric Stone, CEO of Velano Vascular
The Importance of Having Investors as Customers: Interview with Eric Stone, CEO of Velano Vascular
Eric Stone cofounded Velano Vascular with Dr. Pitou Devgon, an internal medicine physician. Velano’s first device, PIVO,... Read more
16 Mar 2017
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50mins
Ranked #12
Why Keeping The End in Mind is Critical for Every Medtech Entrepreneur: Interview with Erica Rogers, CEO of Silk Road Medical
Why Keeping The End in Mind is Critical for Every Medtech Entrepreneur: Interview with Erica Rogers, CEO of Silk Road Medical
In this two-part interview, I was lucky enough to sit down with Erica Rogers, CEO of Silk Road Medical. We first spoke a... Read more
17 Jan 2020
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37mins
Ranked #13
Demystifying Value-Based Healthcare – A Physician Expert Explains All (with Real-World Examples)
Demystifying Value-Based Healthcare – A Physician Expert Explains All (with Real-World Examples)
CMS has an objective to shift 50% of all reimbursement services from fee-for-service to alternative, value-based methods... Read more
17 Jul 2016
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41mins
Ranked #14
Why Medtech Companies Should Care More About Sales Operations
Why Medtech Companies Should Care More About Sales Operations
It’s safe to say that IDNs are important customers for the overwhelming majority of medical device companies. Therefore,... Read more
18 Sep 2014
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44mins
Ranked #15
The Biggest Mistakes Medical Device Companies Make When Commercializing in Europe: Interview with Michael Branagan-Harris, CEO of Device Access UK
The Biggest Mistakes Medical Device Companies Make When Commercializing in Europe: Interview with Michael Branagan-Harris, CEO of Device Access UK
Michael Branagan-Harris is the CEO of Device Access UK and has been involved in the marketing of medical devices to the ... Read more
7 Mar 2017
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41mins
Ranked #16
After Selling Their First Spin-out (Corventis) to Medtronic, this Team is Aiming for an Even Bigger Splash in the Wearables Space
After Selling Their First Spin-out (Corventis) to Medtronic, this Team is Aiming for an Even Bigger Splash in the Wearables Space
When most people think of the wearables space, devices like the Fitbit or the Apple Watch come to mind. But over the pas... Read more
31 Mar 2016
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38mins
Ranked #17
The Power of Networking in Medtech, Challenges in Developing the Renal Denervation Market, and the Value of Cross-Functional Experience: Interview with Shaun Bagai, CEO of RenovoRx
The Power of Networking in Medtech, Challenges in Developing the Renal Denervation Market, and the Value of Cross-Functional Experience: Interview with Shaun Bagai, CEO of RenovoRx
Shaun Bagai is the CEO of RenovoRx. He has over 16 years of medtech experience across multiple functional areas like cl... Read more
22 Jan 2017
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43mins
Ranked #18
Patient Engagement for Medtech Companies is Hard – Here’s Some Advice on How to Do it Right
Patient Engagement for Medtech Companies is Hard – Here’s Some Advice on How to Do it Right
Engaging with patients in a genuine and transparent way is tough. Really tough. It’s challenging for all healthcare st... Read more
11 Aug 2016
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49mins
Ranked #19
From an Idea on the Back of a Napkin to an Eventual $240 Million Exit – The Amazing Story of Sapheon
From an Idea on the Back of a Napkin to an Eventual $240 Million Exit – The Amazing Story of Sapheon
I’ll be candid. This is an interview I’ve wanted to do for quite some time. During my time at Covidien, I considered mys... Read more
14 Apr 2016
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47mins
Ranked #20
4 Can’t Miss Opportunities That All Medtech Companies Need to Consider
4 Can’t Miss Opportunities That All Medtech Companies Need to Consider
According to a recent L.E.K. survey of hospital executives, 56% of the respondents haven taken steps to reduce medical d... Read more
27 Sep 2013
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55mins