OTW POD Episode 10 - VISIE Inc.

We're joined on OTW POD by Douglas Fairbanks, CEO of VISIE, a company that may fundamentally change how surgeons use computers in the operating room.Doug shares his personal journey from medical device sales rep to CEO of one of orthopedics' most innovative startups, revealing how his early life experiences sparked his lifelong commitment to improving healthcare delivery.The conversation explores VISIE's breakthrough spatial computing technology, which uses structured light to track anatomy in real-time at 200-micron accuracy, updating 25 times per second. Fairbanks explains how their Austin-based team full of engineers who "don't know how to stop" solved problems others deemed impossible.Robin and Doug candidly discuss the company's journey toward becoming an enabling platform for navigation, AR/VR, and robotics across multiple surgical specialties. Doug shares insights on capital efficiency, raising funds in a difficult fundraising environment, and the company's goal to become "invisible and silent"—seamlessly reducing cognitive load for surgeons without requiring them to serve the computer. VISIE Inc: https://visie.io/