Dream It

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But often, we’ll hear founders misstep and repeat easy mistakes that throw off Q&A flow and cause startups to lose points. In this Dose, Mike Ravenscroft , Startup Success Manager of Dreamit Healthtech, reveals his top five common mistakes founders make when answering customer and investor questions.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. The company combines high-quality information about genetics, with tools that use family health history to help identify personal disease risk. Oh, and the cocktail party afterward also rocked! (I

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2012

I’ve told him that if a vet just clipped his wings a little bit I think it would be good for his health. Sometimes balance can be good for the health, soul, personal happiness and … performance. And so are most startup CEOs for that matter. When my pal Dave started his venture fund, 500 Startups, he was ridiculed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In your book, The Interaction Field: The Revolutionary New Way to Create Shared Value for Businesses, Customers, and Society , you write that the future is about creating value for everyone. I like Flatiron Health. This enables entrepreneurs to build their startups while contributing to solve major challenges problems.

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Dream It

JANUARY 13, 2021

In this Dreamit Dose, associates Alana Hill and I, Elliot Levy , offer five things we wish founders knew after screening over 1,000 startups in the last year. We find companies in a number of different ways, but for now, we’ll focus on our three main sources: startup databases, industry news, and referrals.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Docosan helps patients avoid long waits by letting them search and book doctors through its app. The company announced today it has raised more than $1 million in seed funding, which it claims is one of the largest seed rounds ever for a Vietnamese health tech startup. Praava Health raises $10.6M

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TechCrunch

JUNE 11, 2021

Beauty and wellness businesses have come roaring back to life with the decline of COVID-19 restrictions, and a startup that’s built a platform that caters to the many needs of small enterprises in the industry today is announcing a big round of funding to grow with them. Chances are that figure is significantly higher now.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

With World Mental Health Day just behind us, I thought about how the tech industry can be a difficult place to stay mentally well. I have worked remotely in technology for over a decade, and I’ll share my tips for how fast-paced technical startups can take good care of their software development talent. Give the gift of autonomy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2024

Becoming an Author My lecture at MIT led to a 10-year journey of writing a book and interviewing dozens of authors, experts, and serial entrepreneurs, many of whom were in EO. We truly could not put this book together without the support of my EO friends and the wisdom they shared. My title is entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I sat down with Kati Morton (who does YouTube videos on mental health) to talk about ADD. The greatest book I’ve read on the topic. Every person who suspects they may have ADD should read this book. Healing ADD – I also learned a lot from Dr. Amen’s book so I recommend it as your second book.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Kenya-based MyHealth Africa , an integrated healthcare platform changing how people access medical services, by connecting patients with local and international health specialists and hospitals, is growing its reach in Africa, and plans to further expand in Middle East and South Asia next year. doctors in the most developed countries.

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Dream It

MAY 19, 2021

By Elliot Levy , Healthtech Associate at Dreamit Ventures Book Office Hours with me. Learn more about Dreamit Healthtech , a venture fund and growth-focused program for digital health and medtech startups with revenue, pilots, or early product-market fit.

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Revolution

MAY 4, 2022

Pandemic-induced office closures led to nearly impossible circumstances for a startup focused on events and coworking spaces. Many times, optimism would be dashed by another Covid-19 variant that would wipe out bookings for the quarter. But no one could have predicted what would happen just a couple of years later.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2020

Today, as we navigate an unprecedented global health crisis , an entrepreneur’s role becomes even more demanding. One person can’t shoulder all of these tasks and responsibilities successfully, which is why startup CEOs need to assemble strong leadership team that they can lean on during difficult times. Action-oriented.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 7, 2023

YC Group Partner Surbhi Sarna has written a book called Without a Doubt , and today it goes on sale. Without a Doubt tells the incredible story of Surbhi Sarna's company, nVision Medical, which started with a health scare when she was 13 and ended 20 years later in a $275M acquisition.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 15, 2018

Whether it’s an idea cooked up in a dorm room or a crowdfunding campaign conducted from the living room, many startups get their real beginning outside of an official office space. Their own health, or the health of loved ones, can make it necessary to work from home. These days, most businesses do not start in offices.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 6, 2025

The Board Creation Prompt I adapted the prompt from Chris Bradley’s excellent Medium article “Create A Virtual Advisory Board with ChatGPT to Guide Your Startup Business” Customize for your own needs: Hi, ChatGPT. The process is straightforward but requires careful thought about who you want on your board and why.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. This was a year like no other for Ann Arbor startups, so we’ve spent lots of time keeping up with all the news from Ann Arbor tech companies. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022. DocNetwork.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Selling to very profitable customers benefits a startup. Hermann Simon, the founder of renowned pricing experts Simon-Kucher partners, wrote this in his book Confessions of a Pricing Man. But so does the underlying health of the buyer. ” How healthy are the business’s underling customers?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Nigeria-based health tech startup Helium Health has acquired Meddy , a Qatar-headquartered and UAE-based doctor booking platform for an undisclosed amount. With a presence in six African countries — Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Liberia, Kenya and Uganda — Helium Health has signed more than 500 healthcare facilities.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Among them, VCs and startups are forced to interact remotely and make deals without ever shaking hands. We hear startups pitch everyday and far too often founders end up joining the meeting late. To be fair, investor opinions on this vary and we’ve all seen the proverbial hoodie or casual attire of startup founders. Read Part 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

Excluding sources of investments may alter the way a startup builds and shapes its culture. We’ve already seen how a global health crisis and regional military action can affect regions in different ways. Often, this is done domestically first, but foreign investments can significantly improve a company’s books.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

Clipboard Health , an app-based marketplace that matches nurses with open shifts at nearby healthcare facilities, today announced that it raised $80 million over two unannounced rounds, a $50 million Series B round in 2021 and a $30 million Series C round this year, at a $1.3 ” Clipboard Health’s staffing dashboard.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The plan is to target startups in the UK, Europe, US, and India, focusing on pre-seed to Series A investments across e-commerce, health and beauty and food and beverage.?. Lopo Champalimaud , who previously founded hair and beauty booking platform, Treatwell, after a stint as MD of lastminute.com, is V3’s co-founder. .”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. As we entered 2021, I wrote about the big question on every startup’s mind for 2021: How will a cataclysmic event such as a pandemic show up in post-pandemic innovation? And the startup of the week is….

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

She’s inspiring entrepreneurs with her new book, Undaunted. Kara shared seven lessons she’s learned in her 15 years as a startup founder of one of the most successful beverage companies in the US. After having three kids, Goldin was struggling with a few health issues, including adult acne, low energy and extra body weight.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 14, 2025

Upon launching their startup, entrepreneurs soon learn that optimizing their valuable time is critical for meeting their business goals and moving their company forward. In the first days of their startup, the founder drives progress; at times, the challenges may be overwhelming. What can you do differently next week to improve?

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Jason Malki

APRIL 18, 2022

ClubHealth’s Bolus is Connecting People to Health & Wellness Tools That Enhance Their Everyday Lives I had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Bolus, CEO of ClubHealth. Daniel is a startup nerd, biomedical engineer, and comes from a big Lebanese family in Birmingham, AL. What motivated you to launch your startup?

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 4, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Every year, dozens of PA startups get their start with Ben Franklin Technology Partners. located in Tyrone, PA, developed a product that helps a home inspection company with its core business needs such as booking, accounting, training, and relationship building. For more information: www.dmi-llc.com.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Y Combinator’s summer batch of 2021 features 377 startups from 47 countries. YC S20 had 198 startups, so that’s a 90% increase from last year. include India, with 33 startups; the U.K., with 18 startups; Mexico with 17; Singapore with 12; and Canada and Brazil, 11 each. Infiuss Health (Nigeria).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Telehealth services specifically, and digital health more broadly , have racked up plenty of growth during the pandemic as demand for remote consultations (and other types of support) has accelerated sectoral uplift. “The top three competitors are Babylon Health , KRY and Pushdoctor. Spanish startup Elma gets $3.2M

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2021

Hinge Health , the San Francisco-based company that offers a digital solution to treat chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions — such as back and joint pain — has closed a $310 million in Series D funding, according to sources. Hinge Health, the digital solution for chronic back and joint pain, closes $90M Series C.

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Dream It

MAY 4, 2021

By Elliot Levy , Healthtech Associate at Dreamit Ventures Book Office Hours with me. Learn more about Dreamit Healthtech , a venture fund and growth-focused program for digital health and medtech startups with revenue, pilots, or early product-market fit.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

Personalized nutrition startup Zoe — named not for a person but after the Greek word for ‘life’ — has topped up its Series B round with $20M, bringing the total raised to $53M. The latest close of the B round was led by Ahren Innovation Capital, which the startup notes counts two Nobel laureates as science partners.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 16, 2022

From automating mundane processes to satisfying changing customer demands, startups count on agility and creativity to see them through. The fruits of that labor are finally clear as we witness revolutionary business ideas changing the startup world as we know it. . Budgeting and financial health classes for kids and teens.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

French startup Alan has raised a $220 million funding round at a $1.67 Alan has been building health insurance products from scratch. When I first covered the company back in 2016 , the startup had just managed to get approval from regulators to become an official health insurance company. billion respectively).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

” Wilson’s book explores the history of freon, a common refrigerant that was later banned due to its devastating impact on the ozone layer. Venrock Vice President Todd Graham has some frank advice for founders at venture-backed startups: “It would be wise to generate a return at some point.”

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