What Would Lisa Suennen Say?
It’s been quite a year. And that’s saying something. Virtually no one I know would put 2025 on the list of years they want to re-live. Most everyone I know would readily relate to these memes: And that doesn’t even factor in the political scene, whichever way you relate to it. It’s hard to argue […]
When pop culture and healthcare combine, it’s divine. At least when it comes to my blog inspiration. There’s little I like more than when an idea sparks from a movie, music or other similar distraction; thus I was somewhat blown away by a recent viewing of the Bruce Springsteen biographical movie, Deliver Me From Nowhere. […]
You go and worry ’bout the things you can’t control I’m a see the doughnut, you can see the hole –Lyric from Looking’ Up by the Barenaked Ladies I have previously written about how, as a venture investor, it can be hard to stay on the right side of the line that separates skeptical from […]
Last week I was so lucky to be the date of my long-time friend Amy Raimundo at the first winning game of the Golden State Valkyries. This is their first season as a Women’s NBA (WNBA team) and I was completely blown away by what I encountered when I went into the stadium. Let me […]
I recently had the pleasure of moderating a panel of 5 friends who also are venture capitalists in the healthcare field. Since I often get asked to give advice to others in my field and since the audience had quite a few people who were new to or interested in the field of healthcare venture […]
Last week I was taking a break from the social whirl of the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) to sit by myself for a few minutes in the Union Square park area bordered by Stockton and Powell Streets. It was day three of the conference for me, having started Sunday morning. I was suffering from […]
It’s been ages since I have written for the blog – the longest break since I started it back in 2008. It wasn’t for any particular reason, other than being busy with a new job and somehow too busy to notice the inspiration for the stories that typically fuel my rantings. I have been looking […]
If you were awake during 2023, it was a tough year in pretty much every way. War was the top line news story, second only to tales of the total breakdown of our political system. Women’s rights were shattered, and rising bigotry and prejudice of all kinds were in evidence. We have had environmental meltdown, […]
Live, relive Learn to forgive Time just keeps slippin’ away Live, relive Learn to forgive Live like it’s your last day -Live Like It’s Your Last Day, Jimmy Buffett I woke up to the news that Jimmy Buffett has died at age 76. I know he is not my own family member, but I am truly […]
Chronic diseases are the leading driver of U.S. health care costs, accounting for 85% of all healthcare spending. We try to direct, cajole, influence, motivate and otherwise engage with patients to get them to better self-manage their many chronic ailments. We train clinicians to treat these afflictions and invest heavily in new drugs and devices […]
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.