Prototypes: A Fast Chance to Fail
The return on a prototype is immediate and enduring. Nearly every time I have plucked a fresh prototype out of the box, I have learned something. Usually something important. Something [...]
Opportunity Mining: Fill Your Medical Product Pipeline with Innovations
A medical product company’s lifeblood is their product pipeline. Keeping it full of high quality opportunities is one of the most important jobs of the executive team. If you’re running an [...]
The Misunderstood Engineering Prototype
In developing a new medical device, some start-ups proceed with a high degree of confidence that their core technology engineering prototype should become faithfully transformed into the actual [...]
The RFP Process Deserves to Die
The system that corporate America has adopted as the way to hire professional service firms is fundamentally flawed. This is especially true when choosing a partner for a complex engagement like [...]
The Quest for the Truth in Medical Product Design
Growing up, my parents always told me to tell the truth. And in Boy Scouts, we recited the 12 points of the Scout Law weekly before every meeting. The first point is “Trustworthy.” The idea of [...]
Converging Healthcare and Consumer Worlds Will Require a New Ecosystem
The healthcare technology industry is in a race to invent a time machine that will transport us into the future. By accurately predicting our future healthcare states, the industry hopes to drive [...]
