Defining Entrepreneurship
“one who organizes, manages and assumes the risk of a business or enterprise” — Merriam-Webster
Forbes — George Deeb — Defines it
- A risk taker
- A visionary
- A leader
- A pitbull
- A superhero
- Deeb G. What Is An Entrepreneur? The Ultimate Definition. Forbes [Internet]. 2015 Nov 19 [cited 2022 Jan 24]; Available from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgedeeb/2015/11/19/what-is-an-entrepreneur-the-ultimate-definition/?sh=159e24bb7957
Entrepreneurship Is
- It Hard
- It requires Grit
- (Patience, Perseverance, passion)
- It is a Mind Set
- From problem seeker to problem solver
- Skill set to set of skills
- From security to uncertainty
It requires > Grit
💡 ONE thing to be Successful Entrepreneur — Grit
Grit is relentless pursuit of your passion with patience
Entrepreneurship in any Industry is Challenging
| 💡 Healthcare brings its own set of challenges
- Reward not attached to Outcome but reimbursement
- Lack of training of Entrepreneurship
- Lack of multiple skills needed
- Lack of Networking
- Lack of culture of sharing
- Medical Training is increasingly specialized and take longer
☝ Healthcare differs from any other industry where price and demand is dictated by value, quality and performance. Healthcare is driven by reimbursement often set by government regulation
E.g. Telehealth has been around for years the pandemic exploded it because of legislative leniency. In short people started getting paid for there services because of change in policy.
Medical Training
Increasingly Specialized
Time to enter workforce is increasingly getting longer
Better to consider short on-demand online courses
MicroMasters® Program in Healthcare Administration
MicroMasters® Program in MBA Core Curriculum
Digital Health Entrepreneurship (Health Informatics)
Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA
Stages in Digital Health Entrepreneurship
- Stage 1: Industry and market analysis
- Stage 2: Opportunity identification and assessment
- Stage 3: Crafting a solution and demonstrating technical, commercial and clinical validation and verification
- Stage 4: Deployment
- Stage 5: Dissemination and implantation, promoting the diffusion of innovation across the various customer segments such that it becomes the standard of care
- Stage 6: Marketing and post-market surveillance
- Stage 7: Continuous quality improvement and product development
Advice To A Medical Student Entrepreneur
- Internship with a startup
- Network, network, network (esp LinkedIn)
- Free MOOCs
- Identify yourself as open for Innovation
- Talk to leaders and learn there history in entrepreneurhsip
- “Factor in your entrepreneurial career objectives when it comes time to choose a specialty”
- Be tactful — Not Loud — Make sure
How To Pick A Residency If You Are Interested In Entrepreneurship
- Innovation ecosystem
- Physician champions and entrepreneurs?
- Access to entrepreneur mentors?
- Time
- Intellectual Property
- Seed Funding
- Non-clinical jobs
The 10 Paradoxes of Entrepreneurship
This is a must read!
