Today's guest, John Kapitan is the CEO of Kapstone Medical, a company he founded in 2007 after 15 years in the medical device industry as a design engineer and regulatory affairs executive. John is an entrepreneur and expert in medical device design and commercialization.

Prior to creating Kapstone, John was a founding member of Altiva Corporation, a spinal implant company that was sold to Exactech, Inc. in 2008. His experience also includes AcroMed Corporation, DePuy AcroMed, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

John received his BSME from Cornell University and MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management. He has designed and managed development for dozens of commercialized products, is an inventor on over 20 patents and patents pending, and has authored multiple industry articles. John enjoys spending time on his farm in Asheville, NC with his large family.

Insights from the discussion: 

• Don’t sacrifice your best idea for your first idea, spend more time in ideation phase than in the product development cycle
• How to make marketing/sales/product and quality the offense and defense strategies of the same team
• As a founder/entrepreneur you need to seek work life rhythm, not balance 

About Kapstone Medical: 

The Kapstone Medical Mission is to Inspire, Equip and Guide. Kapstone Medical partners with physician inventors and manufacturers to develop and commercialize new medical devices. We do this by providing services for design, prototyping, patenting, quality systems, and regulatory approvals. Kapstone Medical provides product development, quality management, and project management solutions to clients who value the knowledge, depth of experience, and resources that a highly capable outsource partner has to offer.

Show notes:

Website: https://www.kapstonemedical.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkapitan/

John's email: [email protected]
Call Kapstone Medical: (714) 843-7852

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