It is Thanksgiving 2018. I have lived a fair bit of life already. I have observed a fair display of human drama. A few thoughts come to mind, as I sit down to write this piece. When I was young, I used to think bad things happen to other people. I don’t think that anymore.
This feature from Gartner ranks the top organizations across the healthcare value chain that demonstrate leadership in improving human life at sustainable costs. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Dafina Toncheva was recorded in August 2018. Dafina Toncheva, Partner at US Venture Partners, is an expert in Cyber Security. We discussed a variety of topics including the shifting of Series A
Waikit Lau: My advice is whether you’re a tech guy or business guy, find your soulmate in some place in business. If you are a business guy, find your counterpart on the tech side. If you’re a tech guy, find your counterpart in business. To me, you just need one other co-founder. This is where
Sramana Mitra: Very good. Switching gears a bit, when you look around in your universe, what are the key trends and what are the open problems upon which a new entrepreneur could build a new business? Todd Greene: It’s a great question. It’s actually very interesting. If you look all the big unicorn spaces and
By Guest Author Marylene Delbourg-Delphis Almost every company pledges to value innovation, a topic that lends itself to all sorts of grand planning strategies and methodologies as well as lyrical musings. Yet to actually be able to deliver on innovation goals, organizations must often get back to earth, i.e. look closely at the multiple aspects of
Sramana Mitra: What was the stage at which you got involved? Waikit Lau: In this case, I was the third or the fourth check. I was very early. There was no lead. They had raised a little bit of angel money. I just said, “I like you guys so much. I like your team and
Todd Greene: In my view, there are only two kinds of startups. There are startups that are building a new product in an existing market. There are companies that are building new products in a new market. They both have different dynamics. In companies that are building new products in an existing market, you’re usually providing