How does a company built on virtual second opinions become a system-wide impact engine? 

By blending data, empathy, and results—not just tech.

In this episode, we explored what it really means to close care gaps—without forcing health systems to adopt yet another "new thing." Scott explained how they plug into existing infrastructures, using a results-based approach that leads to treatment changes in 70% of cases and diagnosis corrections in 25%.

From nurse care navigators to global partnerships, Scott breaks down how founders can scale with intention, how AI + white-glove service actually works, and why impact starts with understanding—not assumptions.

I’ve worked in ORs where we knew—if that patient had gotten a diagnosis sooner, they might’ve lived. That’s the cost of inaccessible care. It’s not about more innovation; it’s about making the innovation reachable.

What’s one part of your solution that adds friction instead of clarity?

Key Points You’ll Learn:

🔑Why 12M misdiagnoses a year demand system-level accountability

🔑How to create a tech-enabled and human-supported second opinion model

🔑What it means to be a wedge solution vs. a rip-and-replace platform

🔑How virtual second opinions can save $12K per case

🔑Why diagnosis change isn’t failure—it’s progress

🔑How to integrate into payer/provider plans without disrupting flow

Timestamp:

00:00:00 – The true cost of inaccessible care and innovation

00:03:37 – How The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic offers virtual second opinions

00:07:06 – Understanding partners' data to identify care priorities

00:10:09 – Automating access while maintaining personal connection

00:14:38 – Working within existing provider networks and partnerships

00:15:05 – Using remote monitoring and telemedicine effectively

00:17:56 – Assessing and sourcing customized patient-centric solutions

00:18:25 – Expanding impact globally through virtual opinions

00:19:50 – Recap: The real impact of virtual second opinions

00:23:30 – The importance of balancing tech with human connection

00:25:31 – Key Learning 1: Access is a clinical and economic lifeline

00:26:21 – Key Learning 2: Data-driven second opinions save costs

00:27:05 – Key Learning 3: Combining AI and human compassion

00:27:30 – Key Learning 4: Empowering patients as decision-makers

00:27:55 – Key Learning 5: Integrating solutions, not replacing them

00:28:20 – Key Learning 6: Results-based partnerships over platforms

📣 Get In the Spotlight

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Each month, one qualified company receives an $800 media scholarship.

Submit a short (under 200 words) [email protected] explanation of your solution and why it belongs in front of the people who matter most.

🔗 Resources Mentioned

• Connect with Scott Schweiger and visit The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic to learn more about their solution.
• HealthTech Showdown – HealthTechShowdown.com
• Apply for an $800 scholarship to pitch live in front of health investors and enterprise buyers.
• Impact Quotient Quiz – ImpactQuotientQuiz.com
• Think your solution is ready to scale? Find your blind spots and next steps in 3 minutes.

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SHOW ME THE MONEY? Not if you're a woman in HealthTech.

Less than 2% of VC dollars go to women-led healthcare companies—and even fewer to women’s health solutions.

I spoke with Mayra Hurtado, CEO of Prelude Health, who’s scaled her menopause testing startup internationally. 

But like so many underrepresented founders, she’s still fighting for investor attention, burning time and energy trying to explain her impact to the wrong rooms.

Here’s what most founders don’t hear enough:

It’s not your pitch—it’s the positioning.

And you don’t need to fix yourself—you need a GPS for a system that was never built for you.

This episode is your wake-up call if:

• You’re stuck in the endless pitch cycle
• You’ve got traction, but investors still don’t “get it”
• You’re overextended, doing everything, and seeing little progress

Let’s stop asking for permission and start building stages designed for us. It’s not about working harder—it’s about aligning smarter.

What You’ll Learn

• Why brilliant products and polished pitches still don’t close funding
• The hidden roadblocks women and underrepresented founders face in healthcare
• How to position your innovation in a system designed to overlook you
• What “strategic alignment” really means—and how to use it to scale faster
• The story behind the creation of the HealthTech Showdown and why it matters

00:00:00 - VC Funding Gap: Building Your Own Stage

00:02:11 - Founder Story: Wake Up Call

00:05:37 - Founder Story: Pitch Misalignment

00:09:14 - Four Hidden Struggles for Underrepresented Founders

00:13:41 - Systemic Bias resulting to the Network Gap

00:14:51 - Strategy #1: Strategic Positioning for Funding and Growth

00:16:57 - Aspivix Case Study: Tailoring the Pitch to the Audience

00:19:09 - Strategy #2: Having Dialogue with Investors

00:19:43 - Strategy #3: Create a Understandable Framework

00:20:49 - HealthTech Showdown: A Strategic Alternative to Traditional Pitching

00:25:58 - Practical Steps for Founders to Succeed

00:28:37 - HealthTech Showdown workshop: Mayra’s Testimonial

𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚:

• Ep 125: The Hidden Battle Every HealthTech Innovator Must Fight

Why your idea alone isn’t enough—real talk on strategic fit, market entry, and surviving gatekeepers.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-fighting-right-battles-your-healthtech-journey-sabrina-8nv2c/?trackingId=cWqIOVqXQ5uoY15umVU%2Frw%3D%3D

• Ep 148: Your Tech Isn’t Failing—Your Compliance Strategy Is

A deep dive into what happens after the pitch—how founders fail or succeed based on team alignment and integration strategy.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ e148-why-investors-dont-get-your-pitch-and-how-to-fix/id1520028468?i=1000701186098 

• Ep 16 with Uwe Dockhorn: create your ultimate anti burnout strategy for your family's sake https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/create-your-ultimate-anti-burnout-system-for-your-loved/id1520028468?i=1000642471571 

• E140 | The Rise of FemTech: Breaking Barrier From Lab To Market https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e140-the-rise-of-femtech-breaking-barrier-from-lab-to-market/id1520028468?i=1000686741508 

• Apply to pitch on HealthTech Showdown: PulsePointPath.com/Showdown
• Impact Quotient Quiz: Are you scaling impact or just staying busy? ImpactQuotientQuiz.com

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What if your health tech solution is built on biased data, and you don’t even know it?

On this episode, I sat down with Beverly Miner of Consensus Cloud Solutions live from the floor of VIVE to talk about one of the most overlooked drivers of healthcare inequity—unstructured data. From missed medications to tragic delays in care, we walk through what happens when critical patient information is locked in PDFs, never reaches the right provider, and gets left out of the systems we rely on to make decisions.

You’ll hear what Beverly’s team is doing to:

• Eliminate the need for costly EHR overhauls with cloud fax + data extraction
• Solve real problems like discharge delays, referral breakdowns, and prior auth lag
• Improve clinical workflow without asking care teams to learn new tech or platforms
• Address health equity by first solving tech equity in underserved markets

One of Beverly’s own family members died waiting for a prior authorization. That’s what drives her. This episode isn’t about buzzwords—it’s about fixing the backend issues that block care from reaching people who need it most.

If you’re a founder building in health tech, it’s time to stop creating tools that live in silos or pile more work on your end users. Ask:

Is your tech actually making it easier to deliver care—or just easier to sell a demo?

Key Talking Points: 

🔑 Why “tech equity” is the prerequisite for true health equity

🔑 How unstructured data is quietly skewing analytics and care quality

🔑 What founders get wrong about interoperability and burnout

🔑 Why fixing backend bottlenecks is the best ROI you can build into your tech

🔑 The one workflow rule you must follow if you want adoption to stick

Episode Timeline:

00:01:19 –  Beverly Miner from Consensus Cloud Solutions

00:04:37 – Tech equity as a key to health equity

00:08:17 – Call to founders: Build for integration, not just visibility

00:10:34 – Backend intelligence, not just dashboards

00:12:29 – Let clinicians practice: how data accuracy reduces burnout

00:14:56 – Magic wand wishes: Prior auth, burnout, and system cost

00:17:19 – Are we building functional or flashy tools in healthtech?

00:21:42 – What healthcare leaders can do right now to fix data problems

00:23:44 – Collaboration across roles: policy, scalability, and innovation

00:24:51 – Final reflection: Solving bias and access with smarter integration

00:25:36 – 7 Key takeaways from today’s episode

🔊 Notable Quotes

“Health equity has to equal tech equity. We need to make sure the technology and access to data is truly equitable—or we’re just widening the gap.” - Bevey Miner

“Interoperability is talked about endlessly—but founders need to stop chasing buzzwords and start solving real workflow problems at the point of care.”  – Sabrina Runbeck

📣 Get In the Spotlight

Are you a founder with a proven solution and paying users?

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Each month, one qualified company receives an $800 media scholarship.

Submit a short (under 200 words) [email protected] explanation of your solution and why it belongs in front of the people who matter most.

🔗 Resources Mentioned

• Connect with Beverly Miner and visit Consensus Cloud Solutions to learn more about their solution
• Think your solution is ready to scale? Find your blind spots and next steps in 3 minutes – ImpactQuotientQuiz.com
• Want to be a on our stage? Apply to pitch in front of investors and system leaders and win $5000 media package

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You built the tech. You raised the funds.

But your patient outcomes? 

Still inconsistent.

What if the real problem isn't your product… it's your patient handoff?

In this episode, Dr. Colin Banas and I unpack why even the best clinical tools fail if you don’t solve for the “voltage drop” in care transitions.

Those invisible gaps lead to readmissions, poor medication adherence, and missed outcomes.

Because nothing is more frustrating than knowing your solution works—and watching patients fall through the cracks anyway.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this conversation:

💠Why interoperability is your secret moat (and how 270+ EHR integrations helped DrFirst dominate)

💠The #1 reason patients don’t fill prescriptions—and how SMS nudges solve it

💠What a 10% adherence bump can really do for outcomes (and investor confidence)

💠How to build a joyous experience for clinicians and patients alike

💠Why sustainability > novelty when it comes to scaling HealthTech solutions

🎙️ Founders, let’s turn your traction into transformation.

If you have an established solution with paid users and want to pitch in front of investors and enterprise decision-makers, apply to be on our HealthTech Showdown.

▸Every month, we award one qualified company an $800 media scholarship.

▸Think you're ready to be in the spotlight?

Tell us (in under 200 words) about your solution—and why it’s time decision-makers hear it.

👉 Apply now at HealthTechShowdown.com

▸Guest: Dr. Colin Banas

▸CMO at DrFirst

▸Connect: LinkedIn - Colin Banas

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• Website: PulsePointPath.com

This episode was recorded as part of Sabrina's ongoing commitment to supporting women founders in healthcare innovation. If you found this valuable, please share with a founder who needs to hear it.

Episode Timeline:

00:01:27 – Dr. Banas’ Background & Journey

00:02:31 – The Real Problem with Care Transitions

00:04:08 – The Role of Interoperability & AI in Healthcare

00:06:18 – Improving Patient Engagement via Technology

00:07:52 – Customer Journey and Retention Strategy

00:08:48 – First’s Current Goals & Impact Metrics

00:10:28 – Creating a Joyful Provider & Patient Experience

00:11:30 – First Serves & Their Mission

00:13:00 – Keeping Tabs on the Competition & Industry Trends

00:14:09 – Excitement & Fun Behind the Mission

00:16:09 – Where to Find Dr. Colin Banas & Final Thoughts

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You’ve got the vision. The mission. The drive.

But somehow, deadlines slip, messaging splinters, and your team keeps “missing the point.”

Sound familiar? This episode is your blueprint to break the cycle.

I sat down with Shawna Smith to dissect a pattern I see all too often in HealthTech founders: visionary brilliance without the bridge to execution.

We dug into the real reasons your strategy meetings stall, your marketing fizzles, and your partnerships fall flat—and how to fix it without burning yourself (or your team) out.

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Where do you see the biggest breakdown in your organization—vision, strategy, or execution?

Comment below with what tends to get lost in translation (and how you’re solving it). Your insight could be exactly what another founder needs to hear today.

Listen now and find out how to speed up the process from 

🔑 Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode: 

• ▶️ Why visionary communication often leads to execution paralysis
• ▶️ The four layers of business planning—and where most teams get stuck
• ▶️ The difference between a plan and a capital “S” Strategy (it’s not what you think)
• ▶️ How to evaluate if your team has the right roles (or if you’re stuck managing doers)
• ▶️ What founders must provide before any team can produce real ROI
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• ▶️ How vague partnerships and misassigned authority dilute your core offer

CONFESSION TIME:

You’ve got the traction, the tech, the team…

So why do investors still walk away confused after your pitch?

You’re not alone.

In this episode, I sat down with Heather Caouette, a communications strategist who’s worked with high-growth startups and VCs, to unpack what’s really going wrong when brilliant founders can’t get buy-in.

Spoiler: it’s not your product. It’s how you're telling the story.

👉 If you’ve ever heard “That’s great, we’ll circle back” and never got the call, this episode is your wake-up call.

💡 Why most HealthTech pitches fail not because of the product, but the positioning

💡 The one test Warren Buffett says every pitch must pass

💡 What investors actually look for in the first 60 seconds of a conversation

💡 Why saying “we have no competitors” is a silent deal-killer

💡 How to build a company that feels healthy—not just looks good on paper

💡 How to prep for high-stakes visibility (like HealthTech Showdown)

TIMELINE: 

00:00:00 - Capturing innovative solutions and effective communication

00:01:40 - Heather of Ray Communications shares her work experience

00:03:20 - Challenges of communicating with different buyer personas

00:07:21 - Importance of making technical innovations relatable

00:09:29 - Healthy leadership and transparency

00:12:03 - Focus on helping companies refine their messaging

00:15:03 - Understanding different communication styles

00:18:09 - Crafting a succinct 30-second elevator pitch

00:29:13 - Summary of key communication strategies

💬 Quotes to Highlight

“Investors want to know you’re aware of the challenges ahead… If there are no competitors, that means you haven’t done enough market research.”

“Investors are not just looking at your plan—we’re looking at how healthy your company is… Are you having fun? Are your people sticking around? That tells us everything.”

👥 Guest:

Heather Caouette

Founder, Raitt Communications

Works with VCs, health systems, and startups to fine-tune messaging that actually lands.

🌐 raittcommunications.com

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• Think you're building traction? See if it’s actually scalable.
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🗣️ Your Turn →

What’s one part of your pitch you think investors don’t “get” yet?

Drop your thoughts wherever you're tuning in—Apple, Spotify, or LinkedIn—and tag me so I can cheer you on (or help you clean it up 😉).

Let’s turn your brilliance into buy-in.

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Did you know that patients in some healthcare systems wait up to six months just to see a specialist? 

This isn't just an inconvenience—it's a healthcare crisis affecting millions of patients, leading to poorer outcomes, increased ER visits, and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

🎧 In our latest podcast episode, we dive into how innovative healthcare tech founders are tackling this massive challenge and turning it into a lucrative business opportunity. 

Our guest shares how his company reduced specialist wait times from 6 months to just 2 days!

What you'll learn:

🔑 How e-consultation systems are dramatically cutting specialist wait times while improving care

🔑 Why asynchronous communication between providers creates an "ecosystem of value"

🔑 The business opportunity in solving healthcare's referral bottleneck

🔑 How to overcome EMR integration challenges that plague healthcare tech

🔑 Strategies for scaling from Medicaid systems to commercial applications

🔑 Why AI-enhanced summaries are making specialists more efficient

🔑 The secret to building a healthcare tech business that enables rather than competes

This episode is essential listening for healthcare tech founders generating $2M+ in revenue or with $5M+ in funding who want to capture this growing market opportunity.

What integration hurdles have you encountered, and how are you overcoming them? 

🎙️ Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite platform.

Episode Timeline:

00:00:38 – Chris Cruttenden, Safety Net Connect

00:01:19 – The frustration of long wait times for specialty care

00:04:41 – Changing the culture of referrals in healthcare

00:06:07 – Chicago asthma patient case study: Avoiding unnecessary ER visits

00:12:31 – Addressing physician shortages in rural and urban “doctor deserts”

00:14:46 – Improving efficiency and reducing physician workload

00:17:17 – Expanding partnerships with Medicaid and ACOs

00:22:48 – How Safety Net Connect stands out in the market

00:26:42 – Looking Ahead: The Future of Specialty Care

00:30:17 – The power of physician-to-physician communication

00:39:12 – Closing Remarks

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Did you know that 76% of healthcare tech founders experience burnout while scaling their companies? 

As leaders in the healthcare tech space generating $2M+ in revenue, focusing on product innovation and market strategy is crucial—but overlooking your personal wellbeing could be the hidden factor preventing your company from scaling effectively.

🎧 In our latest podcast episode with intuitive wellness expert Hannah McKitrick, we explore how the mind-body connection directly impacts your ability to grow your healthcare tech company. 

What we discovered might change how you approach both your personal health and business strategy.

What you'll learn:

🔑 Why "success from the inside out" isn't just a catchphrase but a strategic approach to sustainable business growth

🔑 How rigid approaches to both nutrition and business strategy inevitably fail while flexible frameworks succeed

🔑 The science behind why getting away from your everyday environment improves cognitive function and strategic thinking

🔑 Practical ways to create a personal wellness framework that enhances your leadership capacity

🔑 Why joy and alignment are non-negotiable elements of sustainable business growth, not just nice-to-haves

🔑 How to recognize when you're operating in your "desire zone" versus your "distraction zone"

🔑 The power of immersive retreat experiences in breaking through business growth plateaus

This episode is essential listening for healthcare tech founders who want to break through scaling challenges by addressing the often-overlooked foundation of business success: your personal wellbeing.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite platform.

What one personal wellness practice has made the biggest impact on your business performance? 

Share your experience on LinkedIn and tag me—Sabrina Runbeck—to join the conversation!

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Episode Timeline:

00:00:00 - How the mind-body connection can be a competitive edge

00:01:19 - Integrating emotional intelligence, holistic nutrition, and culinary wellness

00:03:55 - Hannah’s Journey: From Crohn’s Disease to Culinary Wellness

00:06:14 - Creating Experiences Around Food

00:12:01 - Leadership, Team Alignment, and Business Success

00:17:00 - Cooking as a Business Strategy

00:20:16 - The Role of Retreats in Business Growth

00:24:30 - The transformational power of food, community, and self-discovery

00:27:48 - Why thriving leaders create thriving companies

00:37:00 - The Five Dimensions of Business & Human Capital

00:38:34 - Closing & Final Thoughts

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Is your healthcare tech solution experiencing high initial adoption but then watching patients drop off? 

Discover why 70% of remote monitoring platforms fail after enrollment, and learn the critical case management component that could save your $2M+ company from becoming another statistic.

In this episode of Health Tech Growth, we dive deep into the "first date" phenomenon in healthcare technology - that exciting initial user engagement that quickly fades without proper clinical integration. 

Our expert guests reveal the missing link between technological innovation and sustainable patient adoption.

What you'll learn:

🔑 Why patients disengage from remote monitoring systems after the initial excitement

🔑 The critical role nurses and case managers play in translating data into meaningful care interventions

🔑 How medication management failures lead to costly hospital readmissions

🔑 Why treating care plans as "living documents" transforms technology adoption

🔑 Strategies for seamlessly integrating your technology into clinical workflows

🔑 How to build a compelling ROI case for comprehensive case management integration

🔑 Future trends in healthcare technology adoption as tech-savvy generations age into healthcare consumers

Most healthcare tech founders focus exclusively on their technology's capabilities - the sensors, data collection, algorithms - but technical innovation alone doesn't ensure adoption. 

Without comprehensive clinical integration, even the most advanced solution will struggle to maintain engagement.

This episode is essential listening for healthcare tech founders generating $2M+ in revenue or who have received $5M+ in funding but struggle with scaling patient engagement beyond initial enrollment.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite platform.

Is your healthcare tech solution truly built around comprehensive care plans that clinicians will champion, or are you still trapped in the "first date" phase with your users?

Episode Timeline:

00:02:21 - Laura Schmidt's and Doug Sullivan's nursing backgrounds and experiences

00:05:12 - Gaps in remote monitoring & scalability issues

00:08:31 - Case study of why monitoring solutions fail post-enrollment

00:11:49 - Preventing hospital readmissions with remote care

00:16:59 - Overcoming patient engagement barriers

00:22:44 - Why tech alone isn’t enough for chronic care

00:29:47 - AI’s role in improving remote monitoring

00:34:22 - Care plans as living documents

00:38:02 - Building scalable healthcare solutions

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"I'm stuck in my 147th meeting with decision-makers who keep saying 'just one more'..."

Sound familiar? In this week's episode, I dive into the hidden barriers facing women-led healthcare innovations and why solutions that could save lives get trapped in procurement purgatory.

• Less than 3% of venture capital funding goes to women-owned businesses
• Women-led companies generate 35% higher ROI and 12% higher revenue than male counterparts
• Sabrina introduces the three Gatekeeper Myths from her TEDx talk that hold women founders back

• How self-doubt affects even accomplished healthcare professionals
• Why your unique perspective is actually your greatest strength
• Success story: How reframing personal experience as expertise led to partnerships with three major health systems

• The perfectionism trap that high-achieving women often fall into
• Why "doing it all yourself" leads to overwhelm and stalled growth
• Practical approaches to strategic delegation, automation, and elimination of non-essential tasks

• The shocking statistic: less than 2% of medical research funding goes to pregnancy, childbirth, and female reproductive health
• How historical exclusion of women from clinical trials (pre-1993) continues to impact innovation today
• Recent progress: Nearly $1 billion in new investments announced at the White House Conference on Women's Health Research

• Four proven approaches that successful women founders are using right now
• How one founder cut her sales cycle from 147 days to just 45 days
• The rise of FemTech and new opportunities across the women's health spectrum

• Why Sabrina created this monthly virtual event specifically for healthcare innovators
• What to expect at the March 27th event focused on women's health solutions
• How to connect directly with health system leaders, investors, and successful founders

• HealthTech Showdown (March 27th, 11am EST): Register at HealthTechShowdown.com
• Sabrina's TEDx Talk "The 3% Problem: Why Women-Led Healthcare Innovation is So Hard": Watch at PulsePointPath.com/TEDx
• "Funding Her Future" Interview Series: Watch on YouTube

• LinkedIn: Sabrina Runbeck
• Website: PulsePointPath.com

This episode was recorded as part of Sabrina's ongoing commitment to supporting women founders in healthcare innovation. If you found this valuable, please share with a founder who needs to hear it.

Episode Timeline:

00:01:18 - Challenges in Healthcare Innovation

00:02:38 - Barriers for Women's Health Innovations

00:04:47 - Myth #1: The Mental Mode (Self-Doubt)

00:07:48 - Myth #2: The Perception Drawbridge

00:13:25 - Myth #3: The Citywatch (Systematic Challenges)

00:15:27 - Creating an Empowered Ecosystem

00:17:45 - Key Strategies for Founders Today

00:18:59 - HealthTech Showdown & Opportunities for Founders

00:20:32 - The Future of FemTech

00:24:39 - Conclusion & Next Steps

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