The MedStartr Blog
Stories, event recaps, and insights from one of the world's largest healthcare innovation communities.
The Social Good Summit and How MedStartr is Crowdfunding Philanthropy
This past weekend, two of our founders, Alex & Komal, had the fortune to attend the Social Good Summit co-hosted in NYC, Beijing, Nairobi and Somalia. The agenda was crafted to create ongoing commentaries on how technology has developed new […]
September 27, 2012
No Slackers Among the Backers
You would not believe the incredible folks that back our projects. It is a veritable Who’s Who in Healthcare Innovation and Patient Advocacy. There are thousands of you now, but here is the list from Regina Holliday’s Walking Gallery MedStartr […]
September 21, 2012
Send in the Clowns: Viral Videos in Healthcare Innovation
by Pooja Majumdar and Alex Fair Some of our favorite healthcare videos have only dozens of views and they just don’t have the “forward me” attraction of cats wearing silly hats or Borat (Sacha Cohen) here being perpetually weird. I […]
September 13, 2012
Tampostat Video On MedStartr
Tampostat Video by Alex Fair This is our most inspiring and newest project video on MedStartr. This product can save a million mothers. The girl effect comes to mothers. How did they do it? Hire some big agency? Nope, here […]
September 11, 2012
MedStartr in Nature
We have been fortunate to be written about in many amazing publications, but today’s publication takes the cake. Having spent the better part of a decade as a scientist with the full intention of doing something great enough to be […]
September 8, 2012
Be My #CFF!
Welcome to CrowdFunder Friday! Yup, so begins the weekend when most of us startup Guys and Gals get to doing what is really important - changing the world with our startup FULL TIME for two days without any pesky school […]
September 8, 2012
Doing Events Right: Part 1
By Jigar Mehta and Alex Fair We know it seems like an easy day when you go to a conference or event, but it should not be for entrepreneurs. It isn't all pretty faces and glad handing, there is some […]
September 6, 2012
Endogoddess and the Space Elevator
Why “only” $8000 to Build a Space Elevator? We’ve gotten critiques from our friends that “we’re not asking for enough…” The (usually unspoken) implication being that “if you’re really serious about building an Elevator on the Moon, why are you […]
September 5, 2012
Prototype developed on MedStartr for Breast Cancer Survivors
Prototype developed on MedStartr for Breast Cancer Survivors One of the many projects that make us proud is the BraGGs bra for breast cancer survivors and previvors. Women who have had mastectomies and reconstruction often can not find a bra […]
September 4, 2012
It Takes Two to Tango: How the JOBS Act & Crowdfunding Platforms like MedStartr will Transform Healthcare
In April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS Act) was signed by the President of the United States into law. The JOBS Act designed to encourage IPOs, eases restrictions on private placements, permits crowdfunding and increases ownership thresholds before […]
August 21, 2012
MedStartr School: Using LinkedIn Effectively
Updated 8/25/2013
August 14, 2012
Avado: Patient Relationship Management — MedStartr's First Success Story!
by: Komal Garewal The Good News: Dave Chase, founder of Avado, fulfilled his funding goals after only 30 days on our platform! The Better News: His project is still being funding! With 29 days left, his project has been funded […]
August 4, 2012