EPISODE · Aug 18, 2023 · 30 MIN
Learn How To Detect Breast Cancer And Listen To Josefa`s Start-up Story
from ONE STEP AHEAD! By Alexandra Stahl · host Alexandra Stahl
Josefa`s start up got listed under FORBES TOP 100 start ups in Chile - and I want to know why. How should you run a health care start up ? What makes a team efficient ? How to hire the right people ? Which marketing strategies are really working ? Join Josefa and me for a conversation about Josefa`s journey to build her startup to help women detect breast cancer at home. Breast cancer is a big worry for women all around the world. It's a serious problem in Latin America too, where it's the most commonly found cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. If we catch breast cancer early, it can be treated well, and about 9 out of 10 women can survive it. This is where Josefa comes in with her start-up Palpa which is selling a device that helps women to recognize breast cancer at home. Josefa Cortés is 25 years old and based in Chile. Her start up Palpa, got listed by Forbes under the Top 100 startups in Chile. She and her team want to help women find any problems in their breasts before they become really dangerous.
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Josefa`s start up got listed under FORBES TOP 100 start ups in Chile - and I want to know why. How should you run a health care start up ? What makes a team efficient ? How to hire the right people ? Which marketing strategies are really working ? Join Josefa and me for a conversation about Josefa`s journey to build her startup to help women detect breast cancer at home. Breast cancer is a big worry for women all around the world. It's a serious problem in Latin America too, where it's the most commonly found cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. If we catch breast cancer early, it can be treated well, and about 9 out of 10 women can survive it. This is where Josefa comes in with her start-up Palpa which is selling a device that helps women to recognize breast cancer at home. Josefa Cortés is 25 years old and based in Chile. Her start up Palpa, got listed by Forbes under the Top 100 startups in Chile. She and her team want to help women find any problems in their breasts before they become really dangerous.
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