In this episode, Praveen Suthrum interviews Tom Serena (CEO, American Gastroenterological Association), Matt Schwartz (CEO & Co-founder, Virgo) and Andrea Vossler (Co-founder & Managing Director, Varia Ventures).

* Scope Forward has always been about finding the way forward for gastroenterology. Naturally I was excited that a leading GI society such as the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) was scoping forward by launching a venture capital fund called the GI Opportunity Fund (in partnership with Varia Ventures).  What was even more exciting is that AGA chose to invest in Virgo to launch the fund. I interviewed Virgo's cofounder Matt Schwartz earlier this year - we talked about the value of data in GI.  In this interview, you'll learn from Tom Serena (CEO of AGA) on why (and  how) AGA chose to go down the route of venture investing. How the market opportunity for GI is enormous. How to invest and participate in this fund? If you are an entrepreneur, how to land an investment.  More importantly, you'll understand the central premise of this interview. As Andrea Vossler, Cofounder and Managing Director of Varia Ventures said, physicians are the epicenter of medical care. You are the ones who are innovating. It's time to step forward and make your ideas into a reality. If you listen closely, Matt has this one piece of advice for GI entrepreneurs.  *