What Would Lisa Suennen Say?
Sometimes when I write this blog I have the funny punch line in mind before I find the story to highlight it; other times the healthcare story finds me and then I look for the humor in it. This is an example of the former. I have been saving what is one of my all […]
Once upon a time we marveled at the fact that Baskin Robbins had come up with 31 flavors—what a smorgasbord of opportunity. Then they branched out into seasonal flavors, regional flavors, even frozen yogurt, which vaulted them upwards into having more than 50 flavors. What a joy to behold: more is definitely better when it […]
Once upon a time we marveled at the fact that Baskin Robbins had come up with 31 flavors—what a smorgasbord of opportunity. Then they branched out into seasonal flavors, regional flavors, even frozen yogurt, which vaulted them upwards into having more than 50 flavors. What a joy to behold: more is definitely better when it […]
In June 2011, a major international study was released which took on the task of collating and analyzing worldwide data on diabetes gathered since 1980. The key finding of the study was that the number of adults worldwide with diabetes reached 347 million in 2008, more than double the number in 1980. The study found […]
If you are a regular follower of my blog, you know I like to write about the plight of women in business and the challenges we sometimes face in being treated equally to our male colleagues. As a regular reader you would also know that I am fascinated by how technology is being adapted and […]
Can you imagine if every day you went to work and 20% of the time you screwed up? I realize that this is how baseball players live their lives, with a batting average around .300 or less, but I’m talking about other people. Say you’re Beyonce and 20% of the time, when you […]
Once upon a time there was “ehealth.” That time was the late 1990’s and there was a temporary ripple in The Force when anything that combined healthcare and the Internet had a suddenly popularity in the venture capital investment community. Companies like the original WebMD, the original Medscape, Mediconsult.com, DrKoop.com, Medibuy, Adam.com, PlanetRx, and a […]
General Hospital is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production (according to Wikipedia). What a perfect metaphor this is for the real hospital industry, which is facing more drama than ever. This week I visited two hospitals, one a very large and well-known academic […]
Ok, remember about a week and a half ago when I published a post called TMI Dude!? It was about the current craze, popular among the health conscious, to use the latest sensor technology to track and report their every move and vital sign. Commonly known as the Quantified Self Movement, this trend is characterized […]
Ok, remember about a week and a half ago when I published a post called TMI Dude!? It was about the current craze, popular among the health conscious, to use the latest sensor technology to track and report their every move and vital sign. Commonly known as the Quantified Self Movement, this trend is characterized […]
Lisa Suennen is a venture capital investor and the managing partner of Venture Valkyrie, LLC, which publishes the Venture Valkyrie blog and co-produces the Tech Tonics podcast. She is also co-founder of CSweetener, a women's healthcare mentoring organization.