What Would Lisa Suennen Say?
Our economy cannot recover without addressing the needs of caregivers By Alexandra Drane and Lisa Suennen The word “asynchronous” first appeared in print in 1748, according to Merriam Webster’s Dictionary. A quick Google search suggests that the word was rarely used until the 1950’s, but its usage has gone up, hockey stick style, since that […]
This Thanksgiving, after the obligatory watching of the Macy’s Day parade, I stayed tuned to watch the 2017 National Dog Show. I have mixed feelings about the dog show, I admit. On the one hand, it is a giant cute fest and I love the dogs, especially the Frenchie and the Sheepdog and who wouldn’t […]
Dr. Christine “Chris” Cassel never set out to be a doctor but a chance encounter between a kindly navy corpsman and her unexpectedly broken leg took her down the road to medicine. Over the years she has undergone an evolution from “Accidental Doctor” to the one of the nation’s most accomplished and recognized physician leaders, […]
Just a castaway an island lost at sea-o Another lonely day, no one here but me-o More loneliness than any man could bear Rescue me before I fall into despair-o –The Police, from the song Message in a Bottle — “Social relationships, or the relative lack thereof, constitute a major risk factor for health—rivaling the […]
My friend Robin Farmanfarmaian invited me to an event called Reimagining Humans last week. I could easily produce a list of humans I would like to reimagine as living in a galaxy far, far away or as ground squirrels; alas, that wasn’t the focus of this particular event. Produced by Arc Fusion, which is dedicated […]
“The Next Voice You Hear Will Be Your Own” – Jackson Browne You know how things can sneak up on you, particularly trends. There are dribs and drabs and all of a sudden a swirling tornado of evidence that something is happening? I have had that experience this last few weeks with a realization that […]
Jody Holtzman, Senior Vice President of Market Innovation at AARP, has a favorite quote, which is Thomas Edison’s, “…there are no rules here – – we’re trying to accomplish something.” He has certainly brought that idea to life as he has built an ever-increasing awareness of the business opportunity afforded to entrepreneurs by serving the […]
When Dr. Sachin Jain got the call to become Chief Medical Officer of Anthem’s highly-regarded CareMore Unit, he could hardly have feigned surprise. It must have seemed like the role to which he was destined: a physician leader in an innovative delivery system The challenge, he says, was finding one. The son of a physician, […]
There is always talk, sometimes tongue-in-cheek but mostly sort of serious, that a lot of jobs will be replaced by robots or computers. Maybe that new iPhone I just bought will replace me by year end. Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla thinks that the most doctors’ current functions will be replaced by algorithms; many believe that […]
It’s always so interesting when people are forced to discuss taboo subjects, or are willing to do so, in public settings. It is also particularly interesting to me that different settings seem to define what is taboo and what is totally acceptable discourse. No where is this more true than in healthcare vs. popular culture […]
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.