Episode #6 of The MedTech Experience Podcast is out with Tushar Sharma, CEO of Vivifi Medical!
The 6th Episode of "The MedTech Experience" long-form podcast is now available! Tushar Sharma, CEO of Vivifi Medical, and Giovanni Lauricella, CEO of Lifeblood, continue building this new series that brings to life the stories and lives of those who take on the MedTech industry everyday in their own way! Link to the full episode: * Spotify: https://lnkd.in/efEVgkRQ * Apple: https://lnkd.in/eVrgP8Cf Building on the podcasting experience of the MedTech Money Podcast's 127 episodes (List of episodes: https://lnkd.in/e4wVXqnw) that demystified raising and investing capital, and the MedTech Startup's 20+ episodes (List of episodes: https://lnkd.in/e2Wq_32t), "The MedTech Experience" Podcast is the long-form podcast series that ties it all together with education, entertainment, and engagement! And, we have a sh*t ton of fun ripping these stories open to share the various personas that exist and the lives and companies they lead in our great industry of #MedTech! This series is made possible by "The Believers." Our gratitude goes to: Kevin Saem, Ph.D. and Zapyrus, Darcy Bachert, Chris Kennedy and Prolucid Technologies, Michael Byrne, Nicholas Hoffman and Minnetronix Medical, and Martin Gomez and Goodwin...and, the master editor, Benjamin Sanchez, Head of Operations at Lifeblood! Thank you! In this entertaining and educational episode...your Host, Giovanni Lauricella, interviews Tushar Sharma, CEO of Vivifi Medical. Tushar shares his journey from North India, through academia in the US, and launching a MedTech company in Houston. Giovanni and Tushar discuss how to select a board of directors, crafting the value proposition for your company, fundraising, life in North India, and more! Learn more about Vivifi Medical and their mission to improve the quality of life of patients with Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) and male infertility at www.vivifimedical.com Chapter Timeline: 00:00: Introduction 01:31: Northern India 22:43: From India to Houston 26:12: Navigating the Academic Research Environment 43:53: TMC Center for Device Innovation 53:04: Immigrant Entrepreneur 1:04:05: Vivifi Medical 1:16:14: Engineer to Entrepreneur 1:27:09: Legal Counsel 1:38:07: Fundraising as a First-Time Entrepreneur 1:55:49: Non-Dilutive Funding 2:03:29: Selecting Your Board of Directors 2:32:17: Social Media Outreach 2:39:54: Setbacks of a First-Time Entrepreneur 2:49:14: Life Outside of MedTech Link to the full episode: * Spotify: https://lnkd.in/efEVgkRQ * Apple: https://lnkd.in/eVrgP8Cf With love for Tushar Sharma, and "The Believers" who enabled The MedTech Experience Podcast to come to life, Giovanni Lauricella CEO of Lifeblood www.lifeblood.com