What Would Lisa Suennen Say?
Somebody out there in history who was obviously pretty grumpy took the time to categorize the official list of seven deadly sins, at least in the Biblical sense, which are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. No one has yet categorized the official list of seven deadly “oopsies” associated with Digital Therapeutics (DTx), […]
The article that set me off on this rant—the proverbial straw that broke Lisa’s back– was the one that concluded like this: “Shawarma is the ultimate treatment for depression. No further studies are required to assess its efficacy anymore.” The article was on PubMed after having been published in Neuropsychology International. FYI, Shawarma is not […]
In the last month I have spoken at an event about digital therapeutics and been invited to speak at 5 more unrelated events on the same topic (note: I am not doing them all). In my world view, this constitutes a trend, particularly since I haven’t been asked to speak on this topic repeatedly before. […]
At the Health Evolution Summit last week, I facilitated a meeting of about 25 corporate venture capital groups. To lighten up the discussion, I asked the group, comprised of payers, providers, health IT and tech companies and a smattering of pharma/medtech companies, to vote on the buzzword that they can’t stand to hear ever again […]
I want a new drug One that won’t spill One that don’t cost too much Or come in a pill -Huey Lewis & The News, I Want a New Drug Over the last several days I have seen numerous articles and had numerous conversations about treatment and prevention approaches meant specifically to replace FDA-approved pills […]
The farmer and the cowman should be friends. Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends. One man likes to push a plough, the other likes to chase a cow, But that’s no reason why they cain’t be friends. Territory folks should stick together, Territory folks should all be pals. …
“Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.” That quote is from the great philosopher and clinician, oh wait I mean 80’s post-punk rocker Adam Ant. Seriously. But he is so right on. Back in 1998 I was part of the management […]
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.