Mike Totterman and Alex Zapesochny are childhood friends who've started two successful healthcare technology companies together. Listen to their latest plans to upend the LASIK and contact lens markets.

Show notes:

• Mike’s LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/totterman/
• Alex’s LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/zapesochny/ 
• iCardiac Technologies (now part of ERT) https://www.ert.com/icardiac/ 
• Clerio Vision https://www.cleriovision.com/ 
• The Hard Thing about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-hard-thing-about-hard-things-ben-horowitz?variant=32122118471714 
• The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/ 
• Health Business Group https://healthbusinessgroup.com/ 
• David’s LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/davideugenewilliams/ 

As of March 2025 HealthBiz is part of CareTalk. Healthcare. Unfiltered and can be found at the following links:

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Host David E. Williams is president of healthcare strategy consulting firm Health Business Group.

Episodes through March 2025 were produced by Dafna Williams.