Ep. 2: Catching up with Tess van der Rijt, Medtech Entrepreneur

Tess van der Rijt is the Founder of Patient Connector and CEO of Medinet. She is also an alumni of public health consulting at the World Health Organisation and large consulting firms across the Asia-Pacific. This episode features Tess’s two cents’ worth as a med-tech business owner without a traditional STEM education, her experiences juggling capital raising and establishment with motherhood, and her advice to young first-time female founders. Visit https://www.hertwocentsworth.com/episodes/tessvanderrijt for a full transcript of this episode. 00:54 About Tess van der Rijt 02:06 Tess’s Founding Story 03:47 Management Consulting and Skills Transferability 05:13 What University Teaches You 07:20 The Challenges of Being a Young Female Entrepreneur 10:54 Balancing Founding with Motherhood 12:27 How Covid-19 has Impacted the Business of Medtech 15:50 The Future of Medical Technology 17:28 Tess’s Two Cents’ Worth Music attributed to icons8.com (‘Happy Step’, by Nordgroove). All views expressed on the podcast and quoted in the corresponding transcripts are those of our guests, and do not necessarily reflect the personal views of the co-hosts.