Startup Health Now! Podcast

Chris Cutter, founder and CEO of LifeDojo, discusses his reasons for building a behavioral health company, advice on breaking into the corporate wellness market, what’s next for LifeDojo and a personal behavior change tip to build healthy habits at the office or at home.

Dr. Philip Low, Founder, Chairman and CEO of NeuroVigil, discusses the mission of his neurodiagnostics company, the importance of taking risks in building your business and how unexpected circumstances can be turned into valuable opportunities.

Eve Phillips, CEO and co-founder of Empower Interactive discusses the mission of Empower Interactive, her thoughts on whether to focus on the business model or product at the early stages of a business and her own special “nugget” of wisdom for entrepreneurs. GUEST: Eve Phillips, Empower Interactive HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: Creating Empower Interactive Nuggets for Entrepreneurs Eve, on Focusing Your Business Model vs Product Show Notes and Key Takeaways(Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/c27c85550812)

Keith L. Black, MD, Chairman and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai, discusses his passion and focus on brain tumors and other brain disorders, the movement he sees in healthcare towards predictive medicine, and his advice to young and aspiring entrepreneurial ‘wannabes’. GUEST: Dr. Keith Black, Cedars-Sinai HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: Advice to Young Entrepreneur “Wannabes” Dr. Black’s Personal Mission Dr. Black, on Predictive Medicine Show Notes and Key Takeaways (Access the full transcript here: https://medium.com/p/27abc096eb14)

Manu Kodiyan, Co-Founder & CEO of Althea Health, chats with StartUp Health Co-Founder & President, Unity Stoakes, about the huge opportunities Althea Health presents in disrupting pharma by helping engage rare disease groups to assist them in finding cures. GUEST: Manu Kodiyan, Althea Health HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: The Mission of Althea Health A Huge Opportunity for Althea Health The Big Ask: “Why?” Show Notes and Key Takeaways (Access the full transcripts here: https://medium.com/p/27ce1fbb16ed)

Ron Gutman, CEO and founder of HealthTap, sits down with StartUp Health Co-Founder and President, Unity Stoakes to discuss HealthTap’s mission, apply technology to healthcare and the importance of passion in building your company. GUEST: Ron Gutman, HealthTap HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: The Mission of HealthTap Applying Technology to Healthcare Passion, Passion, Passion

In this StartUp Health NOW! episode, Andreas Weigend of Social Data Lab discusses the future of big data, the refining of this data to alter market decisions and his advice to startups about using social data in the context of health or healthcare to improve their business. GUEST: Andreas Weigend, Social Data Lab HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, San Francisco, CA Click to Tweet Check out @aweigend of Social Data Lab on this week's episode of @startuphealth NOW! bit.ly/1TzKKFx IN THIS EPISODE: Biggest Lessons Learned The New Reality of Social Data Five Rules When Thinking About Dat

Academic, researcher, writer and serial entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa, discusses advances in technology and urges entrepreneurs to focus on healthcare developments that can solve the world’s health problems and make a difference.

http://www.startuphealth.com/video/index/46331 Jasvir Zonobi, Kuveda Co-founder & CEO, and Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health Co-founder & President, delve into Kuveda’s approach to transforming healthcare that could ultimately change the face of cancer medicine. GUEST: Jasvir Zonobi, Kuveda HOST: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health LOCATION: Wearable Tech + Digital Health Conference, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: Kuveda’s Mission An Agile Approach to Transforming Healthcare Changing the Face of Cancer: What the Future Looks Like Key takeaways from this episode of StartUp Health NOW can be found here: https://medium.com/p/9cdc80fec6d8

Dr. Thomas Graham, Global Chairman at Lake Nona Institute and former Chief of Innovation at Cleveland Clinic discusses how being a physician made him passionate about innovation and the opportunities and challenges that come with innovating in a large hospital system. GUEST: Thomas Graham, MD, Global Chairman at Lake Nona Institute HOST: Steven Krein, StartUp Health LOCATION: Cleveland Clinic 2015 Medical Innovation Summit, Cleveland, OH IN THIS EPISODE: Dr. Thomas Graham’s Philosophy on Innovation Biggest Obstacles in Healthcare Innovation Internal and External Innovation at The Cleveland Clinic

Physician, author and founder of Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Dr. Dean Ornish, engages with journalist Christina Farr of Fast Company at the StartUp Health Festival for an educational dialogue around lifestyle medicine and promoting wellness. As Dr. Ornish says, “We have built a sickness care system rather than a health system.” GUEST: Dean Ornish, MD, Ornish Living HOST: Christina Farr, Fast Company LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: Lifestyle Medicine Why Doctors Don't Discuss Nutrition Sustaining Diet and Lifestyle Changes Key takeaways from this episode of StartUp Health NOW can be found here: https://medium.com/p/c5056e774271

Paul Dyer, President of Analytics and Insights of W2O Group, discusses using social data in effective marketing communications and the advantages of using insights + analytics in the early stages of business development. GUEST: Paul Dyer, W2O Group HOST: Steven Krein, StartUp Health LOCATION: WCG Offices - New York, NY IN THIS EPISODE: Using Data and Insights and Analytics to Improve Your Marketing Strategy Insights and Analytics As an Early Stage Business Development Tool Using Social Data As a Market Strategy: 15 Minute Hack for Entrepreneurs

Chairman of StartUp Health, Jerry Levin, and angel investor Esther Dyson engage in an important conversation about the transformation of healthcare and what it takes to foster an ecosystem of health innovation. GUEST: Esther Dyson, The Way to Wellville and Jerry Levin HOST: Steven Krein, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: StartUp Health & Jerry Levin: The Ideal Match Esther, and Fostering the Transformation of Healthcare Jerry, on the Transformation of an Industry Key takeaways from this episode of StartUp Health NOW can be found at: http://bit.ly/1XwkNr0

Jonathan Bush, athenahealth, and Stephanie Lee of BuzzFeed sit down at the StartUp Health Festival to dig into such topics as how to tell when your startup needs to pivot or go public, the biggest changes Jonathan sees in the digital health industry, and athena’s More Disruption Please Innovation Challenge. GUEST: Jonathan Bush, athenahealth HOST: Stephanie Lee, BuzzFeed News LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: Making the Move From Plan A to Plan B Acquiring Products Instead of Building Them More Disruption Please

Meghan Fitzgerald, EVP at Cardinal Health, and Matthew McAskin, Senior Managing Director at Evercore Partners, sit down at the StartUp Health Festival to discuss the importance of large organizations working with small startups, the challenges of investing in diverse areas, the globalization of healthcare and Cardinal Health’s new innovation lab, Fuse. Key takeaways from this episode of StartUp Health NOW can be found at: http://bit.ly/1UQtwqy GUEST: Meghan FitzGerald, Cardinal Health HOST: Matthew McAskin, Evercore LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: The Changing Landscape in Healthcare The Challenges of Diverse Investing in a Large Organization Betting on the Future in a Value-Based Care Environment

At the StartUp Health Festival, panelists Ruchita Sinha of GE Ventures, Casey Silver of Arsenal Venture Partners, Matt Karls of Cambia Health Solutions, and Asif Khan of Caremerge, join host Jay Sullivan of DLA Piper to discuss the capital raising process and the challenges and benefits of bringing in diverse investors to create a billion dollar business. PANELISTS: Ruchita Sinha, GE Ventures, Casey Silver, Arsenal Venture Partners, Matt Karls, Cambia Health Solutions, Asif Khan, Caremerge HOST: Jay Sullivan, DLA Piper LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: Bringing Different Investors to the Same Table Advice to the Entrepreneur: How to Differentiate Yourself From the Crowd Balancing the Fundraising Cycle With Running the Business

Bob Kocher, MD, partner at Venrock, sits down with entrepreneur and author Thomas Goetz at the StartUp Health Festival for a lively banter about the changing healthcare landscape and “making healthcare suck less.” GUEST: Bob Kocher, MD, Venrock HOST: Thomas Goetz, Iodine LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: The Changing Healthcare Landscape Investment Strategy Balancing the Realities of the Healthcare System With the Demands of 10X Returns on Investment

Vinod Khosla, entrepreneur, investor, technologist and founder of Khosla Ventures, talks about how he is breaking the mold for venture capital investing, what makes an entrepreneur successful, harnessing the network effect and the power behind storytelling. GUEST: Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures HOST: Steven Krein, StartUp Health LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: Breaking the Mold for Venture Capital Investing What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur The Power of Storytelling

Serial entrepreneur Jean Anne Booth explains why she founded UnaliWear and the difference in building this company versus her other companies. She also chats about the evolution of her entrepreneurial career and the value she sees in focus groups. GUEST: Jean Anne Booth, UnaliWear HOST: Steven Krein, StartUp Health LOCATION: Cleveland Clinic 2015 Medical Innovations Summit, Cleveland, OH IN THIS EPISODE: Becoming an Entrepreneur Founding UnaliWear + Building UnaliWear The Value of Focus Groups

Sue Siegel, CEO of GE Ventures, sits down with J. Craig Venter, PhD, one of the leading scientists of the 21st century, at the StartUp Health Festival to chat about the power of our “software of life,” the human genetic code. Key takeaways from this episode of StartUp Health NOW can be found at: http://bit.ly/1SAoSWM GUEST: J. Craig Venter, PhD, Human Longevity, Inc. HOST: Sue Siegel, GE Ventures LOCATION: StartUp Health Festival, San Francisco, CA IN THIS EPISODE: A Synopsis of Craig Venter + Human Longevity, Inc. Genotypes and Phenotypes Amassing the Data: A Digital Challenge