Angel 101: Climate Change Investing + The Growing TAM

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Joe Eibl, the CEO and co-founder of Flosonics joins the podcast to discuss building a medical device for measuring blood flow non-invasively. The first prototype Raising that initial friends/family round Raising $20m Creating devices that actually benefit patients Publishing peer-reviewed literature Flosonics Medical -- https://flosonicsmedical.com/ Joe Eibl -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-eibl-570909158/…

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STS -- Ronak and Greg are back! 19:17

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Ronak and Greg discuss where they've been the past week or so and what they've been up to. Throw in a couple references to Bezos, Jobs, Buffett. And hear us discuss thinking through a new startup idea and whether we will do anything about it. Join the newsletter -- thephysicianjobboard.substack.com

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Airbnb/STR Deep Dive | Tools and Resources to know about to make your life easier 34:21

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Ronak interviews Greg on all the tools and resources he uses to get an Airbnb up and running smoothly! Using your brokerage account to your advantage -- Schwab Negotiate offers in this down market Find new ways to finance the home outside of traditional banks -- Better.com, Ally Tools to buy, store, and build furniture -- Minoan, Arnoff Price adjustments on Airbnb listing to maximize profit -- Pricelabs And much more! Join the newsletter -- ⁠https://gregoryhansonmdmph.substack.com/⁠…

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Angel Investing -- Beware of Fraud 13:10

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Greg and Ronak discuss a couple recent cases of overt fraud from startups trying to pitch us for an angel investing. How to perform due diligence on cold outreach How to test a founder to make sure what they are building is real Don't forgot to trust your gut -- if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is Join the newsletter -- https://gregoryhansonmdmph.substack.com/…

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SEC lawsuit involving Coinbase & Binance | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Solana, Pepe, Dogecoin | What is crypto good for? 28:48

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On today's episode, Greg and Ronak chat about the cryptocurrency industry with specific topics including: -What is value proposition of cryptocurrencies -Securities vs. Commodities -What makes Bitcoin different -How valuable is this space -Only invest in what you really know well

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Hippocratic AI Part 2 | Startup Founder leaves previous startup amid multiple vendor lawsuits 14:43

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Greg and Ronak discuss the a16z and General Catalyst backed startup -- Hippocratic AI -- after a new Forbes article details the founder, Munjal Shah's past with HealthIQ and the numerous lawsuits that have emerged from vendors. Forbes Article -- https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiejennings/2023/06/12/lawsuits-allege-this-startup-ripped-off-millions-from-vendors-andreessen-horowitz-backed-the-former-ceos-new-company-anyway/?sh=308821e73268 Join the newsletter -- https://gregoryhansonmdmph.substack.com/…

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Ronak's top 5 Business Biographies 14:54

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Jeff Bezos ( Amazon.com ) - Amazon Link Elon Musk ( Tesla and SpaceX ) - Amazon Link Steve Jobs ( Apple ) - Amazon Link Kobe Bryant ( Basketball ) - Amazon Link Michael Jordan ( Basketball ) - Amazon Link Phil Knight ( Nike ) - Amazon Link

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Homeward CEO Jennifer Scheinder, MD | Castlight -- Livongo -- Homeward | Being an EIR at General Catalyst and raising $70m | Homeward's approach to rural care 37:41

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Dr. Jennifer Schneider joins the podcast to discuss going from hospitalist to Director at Castlight and working her way up to Chief Medical Officer. Taking Livongo public PLUS the merger with Teladoc Joining General Catalyst as an entrepreneur in residence (EIR) and joining forces to create Homeward Homeward's approach to rural healthcare -- click n' mortar What is Jenny's goal with Homeward? Raising $70m from General Catalyst, ARCH, and Human Capital Her thoughts on physician entrepreneurs Homeward -- https://homewardhealth.com/homepage Dr. Schneider -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferjaneschneider/ Join the newsletter --> https://gregoryhansonmdmph.substack.com…

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STS | Deep Dive into Mergers & Acquisitions | How To Sell Your Startup 31:24

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Greg and Ronak discuss M&A and how to position your startup for acquisition. Developing relationships with corp dev Using a new raise to create FOMO Are Investment Bankers worth their price? How to get the highest valuation possible Differences between acqui-hires, strategic acquisition, and revenue capture (Private Equity) Should you take cash or equity Greg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-hanson-md-mph-95671a5a/ Ronak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronakp1/ Join the newsletter --> https://gregoryhansonmdmph.substack.com/…

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Abridge Founder/CEO Shiv Rao, MD | Raising Capital from USV | Building an AI-native platform | Measuring Impact on Burnout/Moral Injury 40:05

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Greg interviews Shiv Rao, MD the co-founder and CEO of Abridge, an AI clinical documentation company that is focused on making physician's more efficient and reducing burnout/moral injury. Shiv's clinical training in internal medicine and cardiology Jumping into venture capital with UPMC Origins of Abridge and why he wanted to solve this specific problem Raising capital from amazing investors at Union Square Ventures, Bessemer and more How does Shiv think about building a product that is really meant for him and other practicing physicians, nurses, clinicians Thinking through burnout and moral injury given the impact on physician time and efficiency while using the Abridge product Check out Abridge -- https://www.abridge.com/ Connect with Shiv -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivdevrao/ Fred Wilson Blog -- https://avc.com/ Join the newsletter --- https://gregoryhansonmdmph.substack.com/…

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Apple Vision Pro -- What does it mean for medicine and medical education? 15:33

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Greg discusses Apple's newly announced product -- Vision Pro -- which is an augmented reality headset. Watch the Apple announcement and marketing video here -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX9qSaGXFyg Apple Vision Pro -- https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/ Join the newsletter -- https://gregoryhansonmdmph.substack.com/…

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Cold Sales Outreach | Tools you need to know | How to run founder-led sales | LinkedIn Sales Navigator to Cold Email Campaigns 33:06

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Greg and Ronak discuss a subject that probably should be talked about more often -- cold outreach to potential clients. It's not always fun to do it but it needs to be done to grow that startup from idea to revenue. LinkedIn Sales Navigator Octopus -- automate LinkedIn connecting and messaging SeamlessAI -- find any contact, anywhere, anytime YesWare -- easy to create email campaigns within your gmail account How to write cold outreach messaging Octopus -- https://octopuscrm.io/ YesWare -- https://www.yesware.com/ SeamlessAI -- https://seamless.ai/ Join The Physician Job Board newsletter -- https://gregoryhansonmdmph.substack.com/…

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TPS + Chartnote Founder, Dr. Gerardo Bonilla 34:22

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Greg interviews the CEO and founder of Chartnote Bootstrapping Chartnote from 0 to 7000 users Why not raise venture capital? How ChatGPT/LLMs have changed Chartnote's product AI scribe plus a demo with a quick case of a 78F presenting with fever and cough Where does Dr. Bonilla want his startup to go? What is on the product roadmap Chartnote: https://chartnote.com/ Chartnote AI scribe: https://referral.chartnote.com/ai-scribe Gerardo Bonilla, MD -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardo-gb/ Demo: https://youtu.be/1diM-KxJBOE…

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Deep Dive -- Pitching VCs -- How to find them -- Writing that personalized email -- How to pitch 32:49

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Ronak and Greg dive into another fundamental aspect of building a startup - how to actually pitch investors. Resources to find active venture capitalists and angel investors -- TechCrunch, Crunchbase, LinkedIn, Google, Twitter/other social media How to research a venture partner/associate/principal to find the right person at a firm How do you get their email address? How to approach the cold email - hint: make it personal and show that you have actually done a bit of work to understand their investing thesis and interests Booking that first pitch meeting Run through slides or free form pitch? Follow-up with the partner or slow play it? How to read an investor Join the newsletter -- https://gregoryhansonmdmph.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share…

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Deep Dive into Pitch Decks 51:44

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