Have you ever wondered how startups in healthcare are built and what it takes to get an idea from the ground into a product or service that is getting into the hands of users and generating both clinical and monetary value? In this episode, you will get to hear the first-hand experience of establishing a startup from Dr.  Karen Talmadge, who led the effort to take a revolutionary idea in spine surgery to a product and an established company that was eventually acquired by Medtronic for 4.2 billion dollars in 2007. Dr. Talmadge shares the ups-and-downs of the entrepreneurial journey and how to stand up for the idea that you believe in while doing your due diligence.