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At MVF, we live and breathe healthcare. And every now and then we feel the need to write about it as well! This is a collection of articles, blogs and news posts from our team, our advisors and our partners. Feel free to interact with us here or drop us a line on our social media accounts if something catches your fancy.
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Apr 4, 20184 min read
The rise of the crowd | The fall of the crowd
To celebrate the anniversary of my being associated with MedStartr, the healthcare-specific crowdfunding platform that is poised for some...
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Apr 4, 20182 min read
MedStartr Announces Winners of MedMo17 – its annual Healthcare Pitch Contest
New York City – December 7, 2017 – MedStartr, Inc. the healthcare-only crowdfunding and investment platform today announced the winners...
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Apr 2, 20183 min read
NOLAHI Challenge Winners Announced
We are pleased to report that out of over 140 teams that applied to win our New Orleans Health Innovators Crowd Challenge, sponsored by...
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Dec 7, 20173 min read
MedStartr Announces Winners of MedMo17 – its annual Healthcare Pitch Contest
New York City – December 7, 2017 – MedStartr, Inc. the healthcare-only crowdfunding and investment platform today announced the winners...
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Dec 4, 20163 min read
The Winners of MedStartr Momentum 2016
We are very pleased to bring you the winners from the MedMo16 Mega Crowd Challenge, our first Equity Crowd Challenge and our 10th...
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Nov 24, 20161 min read
What is #TrumpCare?
We all have concerns about what the new administration will do to our healthcare system which has been changing so rapidly for the last...
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Dec 6, 20152 min read
Healthcare Innovation Rule # 6: Get Buzz(ed)
Little propels a startup like great buzz and one of the four things we think crowdfunding and events drive is awareness. Once people are...
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Dec 4, 20152 min read
MedStartr Momentum 2015 Results
For Immediate Release MedStartr announces winners in first full day conference by leading healthcare technology platform New York, NY –...
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Dec 2, 20152 min read
10 Rules for Driving Innovation in Healthcare – Rule # 7 – Pitch Listen Fix Pitch repeat
Rule # 7 – Pitch Listen Fix Pitch Repeat We recommend to all our acceleration clients to pitch early and pitch often. I don’t just mean...
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Nov 27, 20152 min read
Healthcare Innovation Rule # 8: Passion is Not Enough
Today we continue our series on 10 Rules for driving health innovation faster with another post in the lead up to our CyberMonday...
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Nov 23, 20152 min read
Healthcare Innovation Rule # 9: Do One Thing Well
In preparation for our first full day event, Momentum 2015 we are writing out our ten secrets to Healthcare Innovation Success. To...
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Nov 17, 20152 min read
10 Rules for Driving Innovation in Healthcare – Rule # 10 – Be in the right place
In preparation for our first full day event, MedStartr Momentum 2015 we are writing out our ten secrets to Healthcare Innovation Success....
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May 29, 20151 min read
1.7 Million for Cardio Startups
The 2015 American Heart Association Crowd Challenge broke all records for the 16 companies that made the finals on MedStartr. In just 31...
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Feb 4, 20153 min read
The Value of a Championship
As we start our third challenge for the AHA we are looking back on our previous champions and thinking about the Championship Effect. ...
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Nov 5, 20141 min read
We Are Titantium
#DigitalHealth #ecosystem #SocialMedia #Venture
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Oct 31, 20143 min read
Badass Billionaire Addict
But if that was the only lesson to take away from the Walter White character, I probably wouldn’t be writing about him today. Indeed, I...
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Sep 2, 20142 min read
Eulogy for FairCareMD
If there is one lesson I have learned from the experience it is to never invest in an idea before you get a crowd willing to pay for the...
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Aug 6, 20141 min read
GET PUMPED! AHA Chicago is running an Innovation Challenge
We helped the New York Chapter run a similar Challenge this Spring and the results were fantastic, especially for the startups. Like...
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Aug 2, 20142 min read
A Cure for Adoption Deficiency Syndrome
Once contracted, ADS can spread to a medical community at large and is highly virulent and can kill millions. In a notable case from the...
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Apr 18, 20141 min read
Thriving After Healthcare Reform
We held a fantastic event last week with an incredible panel hosted by our friends at Emblem Health and led by Medical Director Dr. Eliza...
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