Tag: Health Care & Biotech

Zipnosis, a digital health company based in Minneapolis, is playing an important role in enabling patients to communicate with health care providers without leaving their homes. Since 2008, Zipnosis' Read more

The TPQL learning concept can work for classrooms and programs beyond entrepreneurship It's a simple and engaging way to help students learn complex topics. Many of us remember that one infamous Read more

Health care is a hotly debated topic in the US -- how it's delivered, whether the government or employers pay for it, how research on promising new drugs is funded and other issues. "Innovation" is Read more

One of the benefits of achieving “late middle age” with a relatively intact brain is the perspective one has after participating in an industry for 40 years. My industry background has been Read more

MinuteClinic founder Linda Hall shares lessons from 100 investor meetings on timing, valuation, runway, due diligence, pitching and handling rejection. Entrepreneurs are generally far more interested Read more

Indian drug makers moved from reverse engineering generics to world-class R&D after policy and patent reforms changed the incentives for innovation. Emerging economies typically get a boost when Read more

Linda Hall explains how she helped rescue MinuteClinic from financial trouble and build momentum for a new model of convenient healthcare delivery. In 2002, both Linda Hall and her new company -- Read more

Lifesaving discoveries can fail if reimbursement, adoption and customer needs are considered too late. Market insight should shape biomedical innovation from the start. “ Entrepreneurship starts Read more

Venture Capital: 101 What Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Seeking Funding

Venture capital funds only a small share of startups. Learn how VC firms work, what investors want and what founders should expect if they get funded. The financial market can be daunting for new Read more

Entrepreneurs can apply creativity, urgency and execution to challenges such as poverty, hunger, disease and clean water while building organizations that create lasting impact. Entrepreneurs are not Read more