In this episode of Back Table ENT, host Dr. Gopi Shah explores the entrepreneurial journey of Dr. Rohan Walvekar, an otolaryngologist at Louisiana State University-New Orleans and innovator/CEO of nDorse, a team engagement software application.

Dr. Walvekar shares his experience in launching ‘nDorse’ — his novel team engagement software designed for healthcare providers. This idea was sparked from his realization that daily contributions and positivity within the healthcare space could be better recognized with real time feedback. He noticed that hospital nursing turnover was high, which could have been attributed to insufficient engagement and connection with coworkers.

The nDorse software application can be used by anyone in an organization and allows users to post meaningful recognitions (via messages, emojis, pictures, GIFs) for their coworkers, with the ability to tag recognitions to the organization’s specific mission and values. Since its implementation, nDorse has been adopted even in various educational and financial institutional settings. Dr. Walvekar describes his journey to creating the application, including the software building process, initial sales, mentors, and the nDorse team. He also offers advice for physician entrepreneurs about being thoughtful with innovation and resilience in the startup sphere.

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 Introduction to the Podcast

02:46 A Focus on Real Time Recognition for Coworkers

04:48 Introduction to nDorse: A Team Engagement Software

13:06 Market Research and a Minimum Viable Product

20:16 Product Launch and First Customers

23:04 Financing the Project

26:03 Pitching to New Clients

29:00 Team Members and Mentors

31:44 Balancing Innovation with Clinical Practice

36:20 Challenges During the Entrepreneurship Journey

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RESOURCES

nDorse:

https://www.ndorse.net/

BackTable ENT Ep. 115- Management of the Plunging Ranula:

https://www.backtable.com/shows/ent/podcasts/115/management-of-the-plunging-ranula

Healthcare Plus Solutions Group:

https://healthcareplussg.com/