#33 - Amanda Clark: Built From the Bedside

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Hosted by Giovanni Lauricella, in this episode we interview Amanda Clark, Founder and CEO of PulManage. Amanda shares her story of transitioning from being a clinician to becoming a serial entrepreneur. Giovanni and Amanda discuss learning entrepreneurship the hard way, challenges for first-time founders, raising capital, the power of networking in MedTech, and more.

You can learn more about PulManage and their remote spirometry technology at www.pulmanage.com

This episode is sponsored by Prolucid, a software commercialization company based out of Toronto, Canada. To learn more about Prolucid and the services they offer visit www.prolucid.ca

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:48 From Bedside to Business
• 8:40 Learning Entrepreneurship the Hard Way
• 15:43 The Psychology of Quitting
• 20:54 Entrepreneurial Mindset
• 26:39 Challenges for First-time Founders
• 30:58 The Power of Networking in MedTech
• 39:32 Advice for Clinicians Entering Industry
• 46:39 Who Is Amanda Clark?
• 51:00 Amanda's First Two Companies
• 59:15 The Birth of PulManage
• 1:08:51 Moving from Texas to Arkansas
• 1:26:57 The Distributor Business
• 1:32:07 Investor Pitch for PulManage
• 1:42:18 Raising Capital as a First-time MedTech Founder
• 1:54:40 South Carolina's MedTech Ecosystem
• 1:59:05 Prolucid