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Learning with Rishad
by Rishad Usmani
I’m an artist, physician, angel investor and entrepreneur. On this podcast I talk with investors and founders in the healthcare space.
Episodes
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The Future of AI in Healthcare with Hugh Barrigan, Chris Page, and Askash Saraiya
In this eye-opening episode, I sit down with Hugh Barragan, a technologist and CTO based out of Boston, Dr. Chris Page, an anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician, and Dr. Akash Soraya, an emergency medicine physician and angel investor, to tackle one of the most pressing questions in…
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The Truth About Entrepreneurship Nobody Talks About - Preston Alexander
The Truth About Entrepreneurship Nobody Talks About In this episode, Dr. Rishad Usmani sits down with Preston Alexander, co-founder of Forward Slash Health, a consultancy helping clinicians reclaim autonomy in medicine. From building furniture and rock climbing in Colorado to launching a medical...
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The Longevity Medicine Paradox - Adam Carewe, MD (General Medicine)
Inside the Mind of the “Guinea Pig Generation” and the Future of AI in Healthcare In this episode, Dr. Rishad sits down with Dr. Adam Carewe, a physician-turned-healthtech innovator who believes we are the “guinea pig generation” in modern medicine. From his beginnings as a college basketball...
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A surgeon's path to fixing healthcare - Ben Schwartz (Commons Clinic)
In this episode, I sat down with Ben, an orthopedic surgeon who is making a significant career change after 17 years. He's moving away from his clinical practice to a leadership role at Commons Clinic, a company focused on value-based care. In our conversation, we explored his motivations for…
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Beyond the Turing Test: The Artificial Consciousness Challenge - Prof. Ronjon Nag (Stanford)
Join Rishad Usmani in a profound conversation with engineer and investor Ronjon Nag as they explore the very fabric of our existence in an age of rapidly advancing AI. This episode ventures far beyond typical tech talk, diving deep into philosophical questions about what constitutes reality, the...
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Purpose-Driven Innovation: Niki Santo's Biotech Journey (Swaza)
In this insightful episode, Rishad Usmani sits down with Niki Santo, co-founder and CEO of Swaza, a Silicon Valley biotechnology startup. Niki shares her compelling personal journey, marked by profound loss and a head injury in 2020, which led her to redefine her life's purpose and pivot into...
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Investing in healthcare startups: Thanasi Tsiodras, Chair of the Board at Halo Health
Episode Summary: In this episode, we sit down with Tanasi, a physician who has successfully transitioned into the world of venture capital, currently serving as a Venture Partner for Genesis Ventures, focusing on health tech, and as Chair of the board for Halo Health, Canada's physician angel...
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AI ethics, healthcare and regulation - Artem Trotsyuk, PhD (AI Fellow: Stanford)
Today, I'm joined by Artem Trotsyuk, an AI Fellow at Stanford, for a deep dive into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, especially within healthcare. Our conversation explores the fascinating intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and personal development, highlighting…
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The physician venture capitalist archetype - Saumitra Thakur (MedMountain Ventures)
In this episode, I sit down with Sumitra, who offers a compelling dual perspective as a practicing physician and a venture capitalist at MedMountain Ventures. We explore his distinctive background, from his early fascination with neuroscience to his experiences in medical school and a notable...
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Our path to an AI doctor - Neil Naik, MD
In this episode, I, Rishad, have a fascinating and in-depth conversation with my friend and fellow innovator, Dr. Neil. We dive into the complex world of AI in healthcare, exploring everything from our personal quests for contentment in this digital age to the very real possibilities and ethical...
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Building in Healthcare : A founders story - Joshua Liu (SeamlessMD)
In this episode, we sit down with Josh Lee, Co-founder and CEO of SeamlessMD, a leading platform helping hospitals guide patients through episodes of care. Josh shares his unique journey from medical school to founding a successful healthtech company selling into the complex hospital market. He...
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Physician led innovation - Ed Lee, MD, MPH
In this episode, I interview Ed about his diverse career path. Ed shares insights from his childhood as the son of immigrants in San Francisco, his journey through medicine from primary care to developing health technology, and his recent focus on lifestyle medicine. We discuss how early career...
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Thoughts on the Canadian venture ecosystem - Meryeme Lahmami (Pender Ventures)
In this episode I discuss the Canadian venture ecosytem with Meryeme Lahmami, principle at Pender Ventures 00:00 introduction 02:10 First startup, radio frequency for vitals 09:00 Path to venture capital 14:30 Diligence process 18:30 Founder vs market 21:33 Impact of US tariffs 27:12 Is...
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My Vipassana (10 day silent meditation) experience and thoughts on reality
In this episode I share my vipassana experience and my thoughts on reality.
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Lessons from burning out - Rishad Usmani
Transcript
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AI adoption in hospitals - Michael Page (Unity health)
0:00 Introduction and childhood 2:34 Pursuing a bachelors in arts 5:46 From arts to business and AI 12:30 Thoughts on “Hire slow, fire fast” 14:25 How to avoid bad hires 20:30 Thoughts on remote work 24:55 If you could change one thing about Canadian healthcare, what would you change? 27:10 With...
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Physician burnout and quitting medicine - Chris Borth
Chris is a urologist, senior partner and Linivan advisory group. He completed his bachelors and M.D. at Queens University and his MBA at Wilfred Laurier. He previously ran clinical trials, has been a practicing urologist for 17 years and routinely advises medical startups. LinkedIn:...
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Will AI save Healthcare? - Neil Naik: Physician, Leader and Entrepreneur
It was a pleasure speaking with Neil, we talk about: 1. Introduction 2. AI chatbots for Healthcare 3. The liability problem with AI and medicine 4. The reimbursement problem with AI and medicine 5. Should we require explainability for AI clinical adoption 6. Can AI be conscious and should it have...
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Physician, Investor and Entrepreneur - Sohaib Siddiqui (Medly Therapeutics and Kettlebeck Ventures)
It was a pleasure speaking with Dr. Sohaib Siddiqui, he was very forthcoming with sharing several great insights from his experiences as an entrepreneur and investor. We talk about - His journey to running a family office fund - What he looks for in GPs - What he looks for in founders - Upcoming...
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Opportunities for AI in Healthcare - Spencer Dorn (UNC)
Spencer is the Vice Chair of Medicine and the Lead Informatics Physician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I and very thankful to him for sharing his insights and thoughts on healthcare with me. We talk about: - The future of electronic health records - Opportunities for AI in...
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Raising $44 million and taking Mednow public - Karim Nassar
Karim is a deep thinker and I have been lucky to have several insightful conversations with him about all things healthcare. I am excited to share some of these with you. He previously was the CEO and co-founder of Mednow, raising $44 million and taking it public at a $150 million market cap....
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Raising a $30 million venture fund in 30 days - Sahir Ali
Sahir Ali is a the founding general partner of Modi Ventures, an early stage venture fund investing in tech-bio startups. He is also an LP in multiple funds including Draper Associates and Khosla Ventures. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor. We discuss his path to launching a venture...
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Finding purpose as a physician, artist, investor and entrepreneur.
Key takeaways: Selling a product or interviewing for a job isn’t about you, its about the customer, the user and the company respectively. Identify the world as it is, recognize the incentives and levers in place. After doing this, the path you should follow will be easier to pick. The easiest…
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Profitability in Healthcare: Akhilesh Pathipati - MVM Partners
I am grateful for Akhilesh Pathipati, MD, MBA to share his journey, experience and knowledge! We talk about: 1. His journey in venture capital 2. AI in Healthcare 3. Profitability in Healthcare 4. Health system design 5. Future of medical education 6. His investment criteria 7. And more! Akhilesh...
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A pharmacists journey into startups - Zain Syed: Digital Thoughts
Zain is someone I have known and become friends with over the past year. I am a big fan of his progress so far and can't wait to continue following his journey. It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak with him about his journey into healthcare startups. We talk about: Humility…
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How to scale a startup - Owen Willis of Opal Ventures
Owen Willis is the Founder and General Partner at Opal Ventures. He was previously the Chief Operating Officer at Osmosis and Program Partner at On Deck. We talk about: Introduction and childhood Gender and Race Teaching as a profession Can humility be taught How to hire and onboard How to build…
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From Physician To Venture Capitalist: Saumitra Thakur (MedMountain Ventures) and Amit Mehta (Builders VC)
It was amazing to have both Saumitra Thakur and Amit Mehta, MD join me for this webinar. Both have been an inspiration for myself in finding my path. I am incredibly thankful for: Saumitra for sharing his frameworks and schema's on venture capital and life. Amit for sharing his journey…
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A physician's journey to reducing medical errors: Steve Charlap - SOAP Health
Steve is a physician and founder of SOAP health. Steve Charlap: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-charlap-md-mba-8911906/ SOAP Health: https://soap.health/ Rishad Usmani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishadusmani/ HealthTech Investors: https://www.healthtechinvestors.com/ Timestamps: 00:00...
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How To Pick Healthcare Startups
In this webinar we start with a short presentation about due diligence followed by a fireside chat with two experienced healthcare venture capitalists. Key Takeaways: 1. Have a structured due diligence process. 2. Market risk: timing and a big market opportunity are both important.3. Technology...
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A quantum view into investing and life - Leon Eisen: Entrepreneur, PhD and Investor
Leon is an incredibly intelligent and thoughtful human. After completing his PhD in Quantum Physics he went on found Oxitone Medical. He is also a Venture partner at Network VC. We talk about: Intuition vs structure in decision making The quantum world Backwards thinking for startups and in...
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Picking the best startups and VCs: Shubhra Jain - Tarsadia Investments
Shubhra Jain is the Head of Healthcare investments at Tarsadia Investments. She moved to US after completing her MBBS in India, to pursue a Masters in mechanical engineering at Stanford after which she completed her MBA from Wharton.Shubhra is an incredibly sharp, reflective and humble person. I...
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Insights from a physician, entrepreneur and investor: Shrawan Patel - Strategy Health and PharmStars
Shrawan is a physician, entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the managing director at Strategy Health and founding team member at PharmStars. I have known Shrawan for a few months now and find him to be deeply reflective, intelligent, curious and open minded. We talk about His childhood…
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Leaving clinical medicine - Harvey Castro
Harvey is curious, kind and humble. He is a physician, healthcare consultant, and serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in the healthcare industry. He is the author of ChatGPT Healthcare and Success Reinvention. We talk about His journey out of clinical medicine Entrepreneurship...
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Investing with intuition - David Zhou: On Deck Angels
David Zhou runs ops and deal flow at On Deck Angels. He is a mentor and advisor to several accelerators and incubators including Techstars, WEVE, City University of New York and Alchemist Accelerator. You can follow his thoughts on his newsletter, Cup of Zhou. He has an inquisitive, curious and...
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How to go from scientist to venture capitalist: Bharat Srinivasa - Amplitudevc
Bharat is a co-founder and and principal at Amplitude Venture Capital. He has a PhD in Experimental Medicine and Masters of Science in Microbiology and Immunology from McGill University.
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How to raise money as a first time founder: Joshua Liu - SeamlessMD
Josh is the CEO and cofounder of SeamlessMD, a patient engagement platform which improves patient satisfaction while reducing hospital length of stay, readmissions, and costs.. They have raised over $7.5 million and are used by various health systems including Stanford Health. He is intelligent,...
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From eye surgeon to venture capitalist at 53: Sam Goldeberger - Ambit Health Ventures
Sam is a managing partner and co founder of Ambit Ventures (an early stage digital health venture firm), he is on the board of multiple startups. We are co-investors in SOAP health (early disease detection and diagnosis at the point of care). At the age of 53 he decided to pursue an MBA and...
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What is the future of AI in surgery? Jawad Ali - Vality Partners
I always have a fun time speaking with Jawad Ali and it’s always a pleasure. Jawad is a practicing general surgeon, founder of Vality (a physician led consulting firm specializing in digital surgery, patient engagement and surgical devices) and founder of Austin MedTech Connect (a private…
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Going from idea to execution: Joshua Landy - Figure 1
Josh is the chief medical officer and cofounder of Figure 1, a social network and medical education platform for physicians. Figure 1 has raised $23.5 million and serves over 3 million users worldwide. Josh is also a practicing intensive care physician and the medical lead for medical assistance…
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Story of my startup (ClinicUp)
ClinicUp was my previous startup which closed down in early 2022. It was a telemedicine company which served 1100 patients, we hired 10 physicians, we got a 6 million acquisition offer then got sued and lost it all.
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Advice for founders on how to sell into healthcare: Amit Mehta - BuildersVC
Amit Mehta is a General Partner at BuildersVC and an interventional radiologist. BuilderVC is a $450 million venture capital firm which invests in seed to series B across multiple industries.
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What is a good death? Raihan Faroqui
Raihan is a seasoned physician-entrepreneur. He is currently the Head of Medical Affairs at Gauranteed, a hospice startup. We talked about his journey from physician to entrepreneur, how to sell into health systems, the biggest problem in healthcare, death and identity.
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How far are we from general AI in healthcare? Amit Garg - Tau Ventures
Amit is a founding partner at Tau Venture, an $85 million fund which invests in early stage healthcare and enterprise software startups with an AI focus. 00:00 Introduction 02:50 Future of the fund 04:15 How are you thinking about allocation? 08:15 Time to exit 09:10 Secondary market 12:15...
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Should a physician do an MBA? Saumitra Thakur - Med Mountain Ventures
00:09 Introduction 01:15 Childhood/ is entrepreneurship innate? 04:15 Can you rely on intuition when investing in startups? 07:50 Different types of communication styles 12:30 Is talking fast okay? Or do you have to talk slowly and enunciate every word? 15:15 How to test/validate your intuition…
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Investment Thesis
in this episode we talk about our investment thesis
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I’m an artist, physician, angel investor and entrepreneur. On this podcast I talk with investors and founders in the healthcare space.
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Rishad Usmani
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