How to become the medical advisor of a cool health startup?
This is the health-tech revolution and you can be part of it. Find out about the concrete steps you could take in order to become a medical advisor to a startup.
The Chopped Physician
Think about how the role of the physician has changed during the last thousands of years. From the greeks to ancient egypt to modern medicine, which again, within it again has evolved extensively. In general, medicine has gotten a lot more complicated. The role of the physician has also changed rapidlly and radically. While the physician...
Don’t Be Obedient
If you are a physician, then don’t be obedient and question everything. It sounds trivial, yet it’s incredibly hard to accomplish in medicine. From our first days in med school to our residency at hospitals, we are taught, that science and the head of department is always right. Whereas the former should be true for...
Peter Thiel on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Education and Much More
The highlight of last year’s Charité Entrepreneurship Summit in Berlin has been the closing keynote of seriel entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel. Thiel, a founder of Paypal and early investor in Facebook is not only a billionaire but one of the most forward thinking and disruptive thinkers out there. His conservative, or I’d rather say...
Book Review – Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money by Daniel Lapin
In this great book, Rabbi Daniel Lapin explains what the Thora teaches us about success in business. Highly recommended reading for any physician founder or entrepreneur.
The Internet, Information And What It Means For Physicians
Professor Gunter Dueck, is a calm and eloquent german mathematician who’s also the CTO of IBM Germany. He studied mathematics and philosophy and eventually turned out to be a great writer and speaker. Unfortunately he only does so in german, which is why it doesn’t make much sense to post a video of him here....
Are You a Physician? Do You Feel Stuck in Your Clinical Job? Here Is Some Great Advice For You!
If you DO feel stuck, you might need the advice of a physician consultant like Ashley Wendel? Read the full interview here....
This Is A Lot – HealthTap Receives $11 Million And Is Growing Strongly
We are not the typical scoop-driven health 2.0 news portal, but once in a while we are happy to share some exciting news for startups we apreciate. In this case we’ve just received a press release saying that HealthTap, which we’ve dubbed as a “a giant leap for healthcare“, is receiving the staggering amount of...
From Expert To Patient – Why Medical Knowledge Is Siloed
In this post, we will share with you how medical knowledge is generated and distributed and why this has to change.
MedCrunch Interview With KevinMD: Social Media Connaisseur, Thought-Leader & Primary Care Physician
KevinMD is considered to be THE physician voice online. His blog, Facebook page and Twitter stream are all bookmarked by thousands of physicians and patients. In this interview, he shares some of his gems of wisdom, which will help you to improve your online presence, make you more productive and boost your doctor-patient relationship. ...
Income Autopilot Trick: Productizing Your Knowledge
Many physicians are frustrated by the fact that for them, time and income are always linked. That's the problem of many people who are in a service business. But you can cut this link. You can earn money while you sleep - even as a physician.
The Physician Income Autopilot – How You Can Earn Money on the Side and Free Up Time for your Friends and Family
Physicians have a permission-based approach to work. Most of them think they need a degree for everything. Want to start a business - get an MBA. Go into research - get a PhD or MSc etc. But in the real world, that's not how it works. Learn how you can earn money on the side...
