Venkat Mocherla

I think so often I see people just racing away with their co-founders. And I think, you know, the thing I heard is, man, you can get a divorce, but like getting somebody off your cap table is, is tricky. And so, Just know that not all relationships work from a founding a company and that's okay.

I think so often I see people just racing away with their co-founders. And I think, you know, the thing I heard is, man, you can get a divorce, but like getting somebody off your cap table is, is tricky. And so, Just know that not all relationships work from a founding a company and that's okay.

This is really a chemistry thing, but try to test it out in the early days to see what works and what doesn't for you and try to figure out your complimentary superpowers. I think that spend a lot of time thinking about the initial team that you want to go build with because successful companies do not happen overnight. they happen overnight after 10 years of work.

This is really a chemistry thing, but try to test it out in the early days to see what works and what doesn't for you and try to figure out your complimentary superpowers. I think that spend a lot of time thinking about the initial team that you want to go build with because successful companies do not happen overnight. they happen overnight after 10 years of work.

And so really in the early days of the company, you know, the first few years really try to think through that piece, especially your co-founder relationship. And then obviously, you know, identifying the right capital partner. I think there's, there's so many great ideas. I think, and there are actually a great amount of investors who are interested in partnering with those ideas, but

And so really in the early days of the company, you know, the first few years really try to think through that piece, especially your co-founder relationship. And then obviously, you know, identifying the right capital partner. I think there's, there's so many great ideas. I think, and there are actually a great amount of investors who are interested in partnering with those ideas, but

know again like a lot of these things you have to find the right match for you and necessarily i think not you know not necessarily optimizing for the splash of it all but rather the substance of the kind of persona that you want in your boardroom to go the distance really matters um and so i think in a lot of cases um you know in outside of healthcare you can start businesses that

know again like a lot of these things you have to find the right match for you and necessarily i think not you know not necessarily optimizing for the splash of it all but rather the substance of the kind of persona that you want in your boardroom to go the distance really matters um and so i think in a lot of cases um you know in outside of healthcare you can start businesses that

radically try to disrupt and question things. And that's okay. Being in healthcare requires a tremendous amount of partnership and partnering with giants from day one. And that's okay because actually the giants are interested in partnership. Even health systems, right, which you know this really well, you might have someone be very locally competitive But they're naturally quite collaborative.

radically try to disrupt and question things. And that's okay. Being in healthcare requires a tremendous amount of partnership and partnering with giants from day one. And that's okay because actually the giants are interested in partnership. Even health systems, right, which you know this really well, you might have someone be very locally competitive But they're naturally quite collaborative.

They go to conferences all the time and they talk to each other what they're doing. And so I think that taking that spirit right on, I think it matters a lot. So those are those are some some thoughts to entrepreneurs. And, you know, if if if any one of you is trying to start a company and if I can be of any help, I'd love to share more.

They go to conferences all the time and they talk to each other what they're doing. And so I think that taking that spirit right on, I think it matters a lot. So those are those are some some thoughts to entrepreneurs. And, you know, if if if any one of you is trying to start a company and if I can be of any help, I'd love to share more.

builders in this space i think um and this is obviously doesn't apply to um entrepreneurs or investors who've been in healthcare for a long time but i think um i i'll tell there's two groups of people i'd love to share some perspective on um you know at least from the sort of seed stage type of arena which is i think oftentimes problems that look really straightforward from the outside

builders in this space i think um and this is obviously doesn't apply to um entrepreneurs or investors who've been in healthcare for a long time but i think um i i'll tell there's two groups of people i'd love to share some perspective on um you know at least from the sort of seed stage type of arena which is i think oftentimes problems that look really straightforward from the outside

It really warrants a lot of calls with the people on the ground because for everything that looks straightforward, there's a hundred nuances. By the way, it can be dealt with. And by the way, I think technology can play a big role in making those nuances much more transparent.

It really warrants a lot of calls with the people on the ground because for everything that looks straightforward, there's a hundred nuances. By the way, it can be dealt with. And by the way, I think technology can play a big role in making those nuances much more transparent.

But I think actually doing your homework and not just waltzing in, you require a really humble mindset to invest in the sector because You know, it's the incentives matter, the funds flow matter. There's a lot of things that the nuances really tend to pay off.

But I think actually doing your homework and not just waltzing in, you require a really humble mindset to invest in the sector because You know, it's the incentives matter, the funds flow matter. There's a lot of things that the nuances really tend to pay off.

And so, you know, not that most people don't do this, but I think that's another cautionary tale of something might look incredibly expensive. you know, straightforward on the outside, but is incredibly complicated for a hundred different reasons. And you should learn that.

And so, you know, not that most people don't do this, but I think that's another cautionary tale of something might look incredibly expensive. you know, straightforward on the outside, but is incredibly complicated for a hundred different reasons. And you should learn that.