Today’s guest is Torrey Smith, an eclectic entrepreneur and CEO of Endiatx, the pillbot startup. 

Watch the Pillbot in action on TedX: https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_luebke_vivek_kumbhari_how_you_could_see_inside_your_body_with_a_micro_robot?subtitle=en

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Getting an investment after 3 years of email updates

4:24 Living with artists

7:00 building friendships all around the world

9:37 Endiatx name meaning

10:10 Swallowing robots

Clinical Trials in New Zealand, used in a real clinic

13:25 Handling negative feedback, keeping optimism in the face of rejection. 

33:20 Cool dialogue about venture and Silicon Valley 

36:30 90 clinics and 10 dreamers walk into a room

39:28 The nail that sticks out will get hammered down.

44:00 The least fundable startup company

47:00 Having nothing to lose, what you’re risking by not launching the company 

49:00 I innovate for the roof over my wife’s head, when I hustle I hustle for their sake, for the patients we can treat with this technology. 

Who are you fighting for? Why are you? Is your hustle pure? Are you trying to save lives?

52:00 Let’s go build some dreams! Slide Decks, Spreadsheets and Robots for the body.