Tips for New Consultants
I am not sure why the topic of “Consulting” has been on my mind so much lately. In my line of work in healthcare investment banking, I come across a lot of consultants who work with companies on regulatory strategy, fundraising, marketing, and sales, for example. I...
Common Pitfalls of Consultants
The very term “consultant” can elicit a guttural reaction in a lot of people, not unlike the words “lawyer” or “IRS auditor”. That is because if you have been in business long enough, you have undoubtedly interacted with a consultant or two. Maybe it was one...
Healthy Habits for Business Leaders
Great leaders, regardless of industry, have many similar traits. Likewise, many leaders share a number of the same “good” habits that help them achieve success in their given fields. Try incorporating some of these healthy habits into your routine. Maybe they can help...
Understanding Today’s Gig Economy
Temps, contract work, and side hustle are all concepts that have been around for a long time to describe the part-time workforce. The term "gig" is generally credited as emerging from the jazz culture in the 1920s with bands visiting different cities to perform...
Top 10 Healthcare Innovations of the 20th Century
Undoubtedly, the 20th Century was an era of the greatest innovations and advances in medicine as the average life expectancy increased from 50 years old in 1900 to a current life expectancy of ~77 in the US. It should not be too much of a surprise that most of our...
Jim Allison: A Pioneer in Cancer Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is now one of the four core treatment modalities doctors use to treat cancer. It uses substances to activate or suppress the immune system to help the body fight cancer. Most often, it involves activating the patient’s immune system and/or helping the...
Top Five (New?) Trends for Pharma 2020
The pharmaceutical industry is growing at a steadily rising rate. It is expected to be worth about $1.1 trillion by 2021. There are over 2000 compounds in late stage clinical development and over 200 new products projected to be approved in the next couple years—a...
Top Five Things to Look for in a Startup before Investing
Investing in a start-up can be a very lucrative opportunity but a very risky one to be sure. The average person doesn’t have the capital to be considered a qualified investor or the opportunity to invest in start-ups. Yet, increasingly qualified individual investors...
Digital Health Startups Success Stories
The digital health sector of healthcare has exploded in the past five years with record funding. In the first half of 2019 alone, $4.2 billion has been invested in this market. The healthcare information technology sector (HCIT) focuses on delivering more...
A Brief Look at An Integrated Delivery Network
Healthcare has changed a great deal in the past 50 years and current rising healthcare costs and consumer demand for better and more convenient services will certainly usher in a new era of how healthcare is delivered. One particular organizational structure for...