#11 Neurable & Vistim Labs Co-Founder, Serial Neurotech Entrepreneur – James Hamet

James Hamet has been working in AI and neurotech since his undergrad days.  He is a serial neurotech founder and has been deeply involved with both Neurable and Vistim Labs.  Our interview covers a range of topics: his early days in neurotech, lessons learned from his time at Neurable, an overview of Vistim’s products/tech, his vision for the future of the space (both short term and long term), the differences between going bootstrapped vs VC-funded, advice for founders, and more.  Recorded: March 7, 2024. Host: Robert Murcko.

Key Moments:

0:00 Intro

3:45 Initial Involvement in Neuroscience/Neurotech

7:29 Founding of Vistim Labs

10:30 Learnings from Neurable Inform Current Work

13:25 Venture Funding Pros/Cons

19:00 Vistim Labs Tech/Product

22:47 Vistim Labs Involvement w/ Research & Academia

25:47 Researchers are kind of like investors

26:23 Vistim Labs Competitors

31:01 Vistim Labs Short-Term Future

33:23 The Secret of All Business

35:10 Vistim Labs Long-Term Vision

40:50 Advice for Breaking Into Neurotech

44:50 The Future of Neurotech

48:57 Conclusion

Links

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James Hamet LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jchamet/

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