What Would Lisa Suennen Say?
For 20 years, advocates of telemedicine have been trying to break through to common usage. For all of modern human history, those with mental health challenges have held back from seeking treatment due to the stigma associated with doing so. And then, a Chinese bat opened the flood gates. Today we are seeing record usage […]
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 […]
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. That Dickensian construct is a perfect one for thinking about digital health before and after the advent of the coronavirus. As late as March, the runaway train that has been investment in digital health had been running along at Bullet Train speed. 2019 […]
A brilliant and creative cardiac surgeon who went on to become the brilliant and creative CEO of the Cleveland Clinic for 14 years, Dr. Toby Cosgrove surprised many when he was invited back to his alma mater, Williams College, to give a convocation address. As his topic he picked: failure. In our latest episode of […]
Part three of my attempt at levity in tough times: I was hanging out, on Zoom of course, with my junior high buddies (why make new friends when you can keep your old ones!) and we were kvetching about the new world disorder. Someone made the comment that it’s a bit like living in a […]
Here we are, burrowed deep into week four of what McSweeney’s calls “living among the mole people.” I don’t know about you, but those in my family do all we can to avoid making eye contact at this point. Even the dog is saying, “Thanks, but I’ll walk myself.” I’ve already watched The Tiger King. […]
A childhood fraught with illness, loss and uncertainty drove Torrie Fields to an adulthood focused on making these experiences better for others. Torrie sincerely believes that we are all here for a reason and that her reason to is help people have more dignified, less painful experiences at the end of their lives. Having learned […]
Note: This article was authored by a trio consisting of me and my colleagues Nancy Nan and Rich McDerby in the Manatt Emerging Companies/Venture Capital Group; it originally ran on Manatt.com’s COVID resource website, found HERE. Thought I might pass it along here to my startup friends. As has become clear to all of us, […]
Here we are, all of us, stuck in our houses, scared, stressed and exhausted. Some of the people we love are very sick or worse. People are justifiably worried. Reading the news is enough to raise your blood pressure so high, it becomes a risk factor for COVID19 all by itself. Which is particularly problematic, […]
Dr. Laurie Zephyrin was disappointed to learn that a less-than-rock-star voice was going to stand in the way of becoming a singer, but fortunately she locked onto her healthcare destiny in her teens. A formative moment in high school set Laurie Zephyrin in the direction of public health and she has never looked back. This […]
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.