06: Keys to Startup Success with Jim Wachtman

If you run a healthcare services company or aspire to, be sure to download this episode of Talk at the Top. A veteran of high growth healthcare companies, Jim shares mistakes he made along the way as well as keen insights on the factors he looks for in healthcare business models and early stage companies. Jim is presently the CEO of Men's Health Group Holdings, which operates men's health centers in five U.S. markets. A serial entrepreneur and savvy operator in the healthcare services sector, Jim has run both public and venture backed companies at various stages of development. He previously served as a Venture Partner at SV Life Sciences, where he focused on the healthcare services and health information technology space. Prior to SVL, Jim spent 13 years at Laser Vision Centers as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Following the merger with TLC Vision in 2002, Jim became President and COo of the combined entities. What you'll hear in this episode: · Today's climate for healthcare start ups · Tips on what sectors are ripe for opportunity · Business models that work; testing your assumptions · Why you always need to be raising capital · Information on his latest venture in Men's Health

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06: Keys to Startup Success with Jim Wachtman is an episode from Talk at the Top | BioPharma | Talent | Healthcare | Life Sciences | Leadership by Nancy Donohoo.

This episode is 22:00 long.

This episode was published on Jan 31, 2017.

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