The Physician Syndicate: Angel Investing | Venture Capital | Startups | Personal Finance Gregory Hanson, MD, MPH & Ronak Parekh, MBA

Joe Eibl, the CEO and co-founder of Flosonics joins the podcast to discuss building a medical device for measuring blood flow non-invasively.




The first prototype
Raising that initial friends/family round
Raising $20m
Creating devices that actually benefit patients
Publishing peer-reviewed literature



Flosonics Medical -- https://flosonicsmedical.com/

Joe Eibl -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-eibl-570909158/

Ronak and Greg discuss where they've been the past week or so and what they've been up to. Throw in a couple references to Bezos, Jobs, Buffett. And hear us discuss thinking through a new startup idea and whether we will do anything about it.



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Ronak interviews Greg on all the tools and resources he uses to get an Airbnb up and running smoothly!




Using your brokerage account to your advantage -- Schwab
Negotiate offers in this down market
Find new ways to finance the home outside of traditional banks -- Better.com, Ally
Tools to buy, store, and build furniture -- Minoan, Arnoff
Price adjustments on Airbnb listing to maximize profit -- Pricelabs
And much more!

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Greg and Ronak discuss a couple recent cases of overt fraud from startups trying to pitch us for an angel investing.




How to perform due diligence on cold outreach
How to test a founder to make sure what they are building is real
Don't forgot to trust your gut -- if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is



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On today's episode, Greg and Ronak chat about the cryptocurrency industry with specific topics including:

-What is value proposition of cryptocurrencies

-Securities vs. Commodities

-What makes Bitcoin different

-How valuable is this space

-Only invest in what you really know well

Greg and Ronak discuss the a16z and General Catalyst backed startup -- Hippocratic AI -- after a new Forbes article details the founder, Munjal Shah's past with HealthIQ and the numerous lawsuits that have emerged from vendors.



Forbes Article -- https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiejennings/2023/06/12/lawsuits-allege-this-startup-ripped-off-millions-from-vendors-andreessen-horowitz-backed-the-former-ceos-new-company-anyway/?sh=308821e73268



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