I’m sitting in a lobby so new the marble-topped cafe tables haven’t yet been bolted to the ground. There is curved green floor tile, wood-paneled walls, and brown leather banquettes to sit on. A woman behind a marble desk glows in the soft lighting as she offers to check me in. This isn’t a trendy… Read More »
by MATTHEW HOLT Last week Mark Cuban tweeted out 12 rules for tech startups and Jessica DaMassa challenged a bunch of people to respond for health care. VC and general health care wit Lisa Suennen came out with quite the list (she got to 13) but I thought someone ought to write the real rules…… Read More »
Christian Gormsen is the CEO hearing aid startup Eargo. Courtesy of Eargo When Eargo CEO Christian Gormsen was approached by the venture capital arm of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk in 2013 to join a fledgling startup making hearing aids, he says he told them, “I’ve seen all the startup attempts in the hearing aid… Read More »
PepsiCo picked health-and-wellness-focused brands for its first U.S. Nutrition Greenhouse.Credit: PepsiCo PepsiCo announced last week that it will acquire U.K.-based snack maker Pipers Crisps, the latest in a series of acquisitions that are a key part of the company’s growth strategy. The brand makes familiar crisps, but its newest products, Pipers Crispeas, are high-protein, high-fiber,… Read More »