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The future of MedTech Commercialisation

Delighted to sit and talk with one of the commercialisation masters of MedTech Omar M. Khateeb (Check his linked in Bio for more...

Steve Bell

Apr 23, 20241 min read

100 academic medical centers' top 10 operational priorities

100 academic medical centres have a top 10n operational priorities. Design your products and services to match these needs

Steve Bell

Apr 22, 20246 min read

The three most important basic rules for startup pitches.

Jasper Ettema gives an overview of pitching for innovators and entrepreneurs in start ups

Steve Bell

Apr 18, 20247 min read

What I think is currently wrong with the MedTech Industry

A brief morning walk as I ponder a question I was asked last week: "So what do you think is wrong with the medtech industry. Specifically...

Steve Bell

Apr 17, 20241 min read

The art of the Pitch

In my mind, no matter what you are doing - selling, , asking for money, asking a friend to do you a favour... in one form or another...

Steve Bell

Apr 15, 20245 min read

Strategies to sell against "Modular" Main frame robots

The second in my series of "Strategies to sell against": I now focus my attention on how - If I was selling a boom robot or a mini robot...

Steve Bell

Apr 11, 202414 min read

The struggles for raising money into a MedTech Startup

Investing into certain sectors like medtech is cyclical - it always has been. Unfortunately since 2021 it has been on a bit of a dip....

Steve Bell

Apr 10, 20244 min read

Robots and service delivery systems

A deep dive into the world of Surgical Robots, ASCs, services on demand, Da Vinci 5 and more Check out the podcast right now...

Steve Bell

Apr 9, 20241 min read

Is time running out for the strategics in surgical robotics?

Is time running out for surgical robotics Let me start with a short recap of history During the nineties and naughties a series of large...

Steve Bell

Apr 7, 202424 min read

Seven realities of working in a start up

Seven realities of startups

Steve Bell

Apr 5, 20245 min read

Strategies to sell against "Boom" multiport main frame surgical robots

In the first of a series of "how to sell against" I'm going to give my thoughts on some strategies and tactics you could use to sell...

Steve Bell

Apr 4, 20248 min read

Your product sucks ! You can't cut your way to growth!

Here's a letter I would love to send to a few companies yes and founders I see struggling... Dear company leaders & founders If you're...

Steve Bell

Mar 28, 20247 min read

How to Kill your surgical robot: Launch failures incoming

With the ever increasing march to surgical robotics - many companies big and small are either launching robots - or preparing to launch...

Steve Bell

Mar 27, 202415 min read

The bridge between manual laparoscopy and robotic assisted surgery: Advanced Assisted Laparoscopy (AAL)

It is clear that for many sites of care, many countries, many health systems, many procedures and many surgeons - the answer is not...

Steve Bell

Mar 26, 202418 min read

Things to help with your work life balance

In this follow up video on work life balance - I was asked to give some concrete examples of actual things you can do (besides stopping...

Steve Bell

Mar 22, 20241 min read

If you're going to fight da Vinci 5 - fight them in a phone box

fight da Vinci 5 in a phone box Let me preface this article by saying that with da Vinci 5 - Intuitive have ensured they will be in the...

Steve Bell

Mar 21, 202424 min read

Know someone that needs help with their Medtech Startup

Doing a medtech startup is both hard and rewarding. At the start it is all adventure. But that excitement can quickly turn to despair as...

Steve Bell

Mar 21, 20241 min read

da Vinci 5 Force Feedback instruments: Spot the difference

Quick post here to show you the massive difference between standard Xi Instruments and the new Force Feedback Instruments: Look at the...

Steve Bell

Mar 19, 20245 min read

1 Hour deep dive into da Vinci 5

MedTech Mavericks podcast has created a deep technical dive into the da Vinci 5 - pulling on everything we know so far. From...

Steve Bell

Mar 18, 20241 min read

Updated: 21 Soft Tissue Surgical Robotics - Multiport systems - list and overview (Systems that compete with daVinci Xi)

So strap in... I'm giving a top level assessment of the 21 current Soft Tissue surgical robots that are competing with the current...

Steve Bell

Mar 18, 202414 min read