Health - Startup Digest - March 31st - April 7th

Health March 31, 2017 As always, if you come across news, announcements, videos, or podcasts that you think everyone else would benefit from, e-mail me at scott.munro@startupdigestmail.com or tweet @R_Scott_Munro. Quote of the Week "Did the phone replace the human voice? No, the phone is an augmentation device. The cognitive revolution will allow computers to amplify the capacity of the human mind in the same manner. Just as machines made human muscles a thousand times stronger, machines will make the human brain a thousand times more powerful." - Sebastian Thrun Health Startup Digest is curated by: R. Scott Munro - MBA Candidate at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Contact R. Scott Munro at scott.munro@startupdigestmail.com Big Savings On TechCrunch Disrupt NY Tickets Calling all startups, investors, and entrepreneurs! TechCrunch is coming back to Manhattan on May 15-17 for Disrupt NY. Disrupt NY is TechCrunch’s premiere startup conference with groundbreaking news, $50,000 pitch competition, and some of the biggest tech thought leader talks. Book your Early Bird tickets today and save a total of $1,200 when you use promo code “TECHSTARS200” on your attendee ticket before Early Bird ticket pricing ends! Accelerate Your Startup and Get Access to Resources & Capital Techstars is accepting applications to 13 accelerator programs around the globe: Alexa Accelerator, powered by Techstars, Chicago, IoT, Kansas City, Los Angeles, London, Mobility, New York City, Techstars Adelaide, Techstars Retail, in partnership with Target, Techstars Atlanta, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, Techstars Paris, and Techstars Healthcare Accelerator, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai. Most applications close April 9th with programs kicking off in summer 2017. Apply now. A digital revolution in health care is speeding up The Economist This is mainly an overview of digital trends in health care from the Economist. Because of this, a lot of the information will be obvious to folks, although there are some interesting frameworks (like the "three types of players" framework that investor Andy Richards mentions).  Why Today's Digital Health Venture Model Is Broken Matthew Karls - HIT Consultant An interesting take on what's broken in digital health investing. According to Matthew Karls, the generalist/tech investors messed things up when they couldn't provide the same level of support as more specialist investors. His focus is on providing a more collaborative approach to venture investing in the space that has been lacking in the recent boom. The venture fund he's starting as a collaboration between Cambia and Mosaic will be an interesting one to follow. The next horizon of innovation for pharma Martin Dewhurst - Mckinsey Insights This is an interview between McKinsey partner, Martin Dewhurst, and VC David Epstein. The conversation ranges from current innovations, to how pharmaceutical firms should be responding to the rapid rate of change in the industry, as well as some general insights into the progress of the pharma industry. In particular, I was interested in Epstein's comments on how the commercial model in pharma will change. He feels much of it will need to remain the same (educating physicians, etc). In my mind, much of this will be fundamentally different as physicians become more digital and we have new ways of educating targeted groups of care takers. Results from the Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance Commonwealth Fund Results from the Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance. A.I. versus M.D. Siddhartha Mukherjee - The New Yorker You can put this in your "long reads" folder. It's a pretty in depth read, but does a good job showing the human side of diagnosis and how we are shifting towards machines to take on some of these human tasks. People have been talking about this for decades, we may now be close to the reality through neural networks and machine learning. The piece also goes into Sebastian Thrun's work in this area. The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Powered by Techstars Techstars The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Powered by Techstars is very excited to announce that applications are open for their third class. You can read more about it here. The program will begin on September 12, 2017, and applications close on June 9, 2017. If you are building the next amazing healthcare tech company, they'd love to see your application! Apply today for our Business Development Executive in APAC at Techstars Are you someone who’s not afraid to be defiant, who stands up to the status quo and is an intense adventurer? Do you thrive in chaos, take risks and find comfort in the uncomfortable? The Business Development Director will be responsible for growing Techstars' corporate partner accelerator partners and recruiting Techstars' network partners to support our programs in the region. Join our Team Today! https://goo.gl/OU5oca Manage Subscription Submit Event Submit Resource View in Browser You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Startup Digest, © 2009-2017 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

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Enterprise - Startup Digest - Enterprise - Startup Digest - Upcoming Event! - March 31st - April 7th

Enterprise March 31, 2017 Hi everyone, As promised, here are more details of the enterprise-themed event that I'll be hosting this coming Monday at Google (SF). Our panel includes Joris Poort, the founder of Rescale (YC W12); Parker Conrad, the founder of Zenefits (YCW13) and Rippling (YC W17); Gautam Sivakumar, the founder of Medisas (YC W13), and Daniel R Odio, the founder of Armory (YC W17). Would love to meet with those of you based in the Bay Area then! Have an awesome weekend, Shuo --- Shuonan Chen Curator of Enterprise Startup Digest Community Leader, Techstars Startup Programs Enterprise Startup Digest is curated by: Shuonan Chen - Founding Partner at Agile Venture Capital Contact Shuonan Chen at shuonan.chen@startupdigestmail.com Big Savings On TechCrunch Disrupt NY Tickets Calling all startups, investors, and entrepreneurs! TechCrunch is coming back to Manhattan on May 15-17 for Disrupt NY. Disrupt NY is TechCrunch’s premiere startup conference with groundbreaking news, $50,000 pitch competition, and some of the biggest tech thought leader talks. Book your Early Bird tickets today and save a total of $1,200 when you use promo code “TECHSTARS200” on your attendee ticket before Early Bird ticket pricing ends! Accelerate Your Startup and Get Access to Resources & Capital Techstars is accepting applications to 13 accelerator programs around the globe: Alexa Accelerator, powered by Techstars, Chicago, IoT, Kansas City, Los Angeles, London, Mobility, New York City, Techstars Adelaide, Techstars Retail, in partnership with Target, Techstars Atlanta, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, Techstars Paris, and Techstars Healthcare Accelerator, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai. Most applications close April 9th with programs kicking off in summer 2017. Apply now. SaaS Landing Pages in 2017 This takes a look at some of the changes and trends in SaaS landing page design in 2017. This analysis looks at the landing pages of over 100 SaaS businesses of all sizes — with some powerful insights. Selling More than Just Software Why salespeople need to recognize that you're selling more than just software. 30,469 Sales Calls Reveal Women Violate The Rules of Selling, Yet Still Close More Deals Than Men Data around how men and women sell differently, raising some interesting questions about the why behind these numbers. SaaS Leaders' Top 9 Marketing Trends to Watch in 2017 A number of key SaaS marketingtrends from leading SaaS CEOs, investors, and marketers. Apply today for our Business Development Executive in APAC at Techstars Are you someone who’s not afraid to be defiant, who stands up to the status quo and is an intense adventurer? Do you thrive in chaos, take risks and find comfort in the uncomfortable? The Business Development Director will be responsible for growing Techstars' corporate partner accelerator partners and recruiting Techstars' network partners to support our programs in the region. Join our Team Today! https://goo.gl/OU5oca Manage Subscription Submit Event Submit Resource View in Browser You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Startup Digest, © 2009-2017 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

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3D Printing - Startup Digest - Crowdfunding Extravaganza! Extra! Extra! - March 31st - April 7th

3D Printing March 31, 2017 Hey you! Last week, I asked you whether you preferred NO EMAIL as opposed to OLD RESOURCES in the event that there was not much happening in the world of 3D Printing.  Most of you (thankfully) preferred NO EMAIL. I know the velocity and volume of information that comes at you is INSANE and the last thing I want to do is send you more garbage. If you'd like to be more effective in how you deal with information, try reading/listening to Thank you for being late by Thomas Friedman (thanks to Forrest Burton, a reader, for the recommendation!) If you don't have time to read/listen to the book, you can watch this lecture to get the gist of it.  Anyway, today, we'll be covering: 1.) Saving a 100+ year old car with 3D Printing (be sure to watch the video) 2.) Helping visually impaired (expectant) parents with 3D Printing 3.) Theories about the future of manufacturing in America 4.)  Recap of the Midwest Rep Rap Festival 5.) Makerbot's MinFill in action 6.) A whole bunch of crowdfunding campaigns related to 3D Printing   Phew! I was surprised to see THIS many crowdfunding campaigns related to 3D Printing.  Nothing major (except the castle) -- just a bunch of small scale, highly targeted Kickstarters. That's all for today. Thanks for reading :) Until next time, my friend, Dilanka P.S: Feel free to hit reply if you want to chat or suggest something CONTEMPLATION: "..Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it..." - Groucho Marx 3D Printing Startup Digest is curated by: Dilanka - Growth @ AstroPrint Contact Dilanka at dilanka.wettewa@startupdigestmail.com Big Savings On TechCrunch Disrupt NY Tickets Calling all startups, investors, and entrepreneurs! TechCrunch is coming back to Manhattan on May 15-17 for Disrupt NY. Disrupt NY is TechCrunch’s premiere startup conference with groundbreaking news, $50,000 pitch competition, and some of the biggest tech thought leader talks. Book your Early Bird tickets today and save a total of $1,200 when you use promo code “TECHSTARS200” on your attendee ticket before Early Bird ticket pricing ends! Accelerate Your Startup and Get Access to Resources & Capital Techstars is accepting applications to 13 accelerator programs around the globe: Alexa Accelerator, powered by Techstars, Chicago, IoT, Kansas City, Los Angeles, London, Mobility, New York City, Techstars Adelaide, Techstars Retail, in partnership with Target, Techstars Atlanta, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, Techstars Paris, and Techstars Healthcare Accelerator, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai. Most applications close April 9th with programs kicking off in summer 2017. Apply now. [STORY] - The 103-Year-Old Grand Prix Car Saved by a 3D Printer Fiona Pepper - abc.net.au One of the coolest case studies I've seen this year.  [STORY] - Blind Parents Get to See Their Baby Thanks to 3D Printing GE Healthcare - newsroom.gehealthcare.com One of the coolest applications of 3D Printing in my opinion. [STORY] - What American Manufacturing Looks like in the Trump Era Patrick Gillepsie - money.cnn.com Voodoo has been getting some decent press lately -- although I have yet to see a working prototype of their claims.  I think 3D Printing has the potential to have much more unexpected implications than this article suggests though. For example, supply chain disruption where truck drivers aren't needed because people just print their own widgets etc..Who knows. Only time will tell.  [RECAP] - Midwest Rep Rap Festival Brian Benchoff - hackaday.com The Midwest Rep Rap festival is a 3D Printing related geek gathering that happens in the middle of nowhere (Goshen, Indiana) and it just ended. Here's a decent recap of the event.  I attended last year, but didn't attend this year.  [ARTICLE] - A Case Study in Makerbot's Minfill General Fabb - fabbaloo.com Good commentary on Minfill (which I mentioned a couple of weeks ago).  [INDIEGOGO] - T-1000, Self Leveling Vat 3D Printer Indiegogo - indiegogo.com Interesting crowdfunding project. Speaking of crowdfunding, I am also working on a crowdfunding project that I will be announcing in a month or so.  [COMPANY] - ONO Releasing Kickstarter Product(s) ONO 3D - ono3d.net ONO released a press release recently announcing that they'd started delivering product from their Kickstarter campaign. Reading through their Kickstarter, it seems like the press release is more of a public relations move to buy more time than actually deliver the product to the backers. Perhaps I am wrong. Any ideas? [KICKSTARTER] - HexBay, X-Wing Minatures Storage Solution Jean-Noel Seneque - kickstarter.com This is an active Kickstarter for storing your X-wing fighters efficiently. Interesting to see design work getting crowdfunding support.  [KICKSTARTER] - A 3D Printed Desktop Robotic Arm, Based on Arduino, for Hobbyists and Education at all Levels Slant Robotics - kickstarter.com This Kickstarter will be over by the time you read it -- but it's still interesting.  [KICKSTARTER] - 3D Printing a Castle for $1m Mike Draghici - kickstarter.com This one is a bit more ambitious. Considering the random nature of the Internet, I wouldn't be surprised if things like this get funded. [KICKSTARTER] - 3D Printed Titanium Ballpoint Pen Mike Smoothy - kickstarter.com This project will also be over by the time you read it. In either case, it's still an interesting project.  [KICKSTARTER] - A Tripod System Designed to Hold Mobile Devices for Your Home or Office. Shayne Poindexter - kickstarter.com I am glad someone has made this particular product. It's a pain in the ass to find a good multi-purpose tripod for your phone these days. [KICKSTARTER] - The First Fully Compatible, Effective, Plug-and-Play and Affordable Filtering Solution for Your 3D Printers. Zimple - kickstarter.com One of the more interesting Kickstarters. It's a filtering system to minimize/eliminate toxic fumes released by 3D Printers. A while back, I mentioned about UL teaming up with a university to conduct independent studies on this same topic. Can't wait for those results.  [COMPANY] - Another 3D Printing Startup Bites the Dust: Sources Say SOLS Quietly Shut Down Operations Last Year Fast Company - fastcompany.com Can't confirm or deny any of these claims by the way.  Apply today for our Business Development Executive in APAC at Techstars Are you someone who’s not afraid to be defiant, who stands up to the status quo and is an intense adventurer? Do you thrive in chaos, take risks and find comfort in the uncomfortable? The Business Development Director will be responsible for growing Techstars' corporate partner accelerator partners and recruiting Techstars' network partners to support our programs in the region. Join our Team Today! https://goo.gl/OU5oca Manage Subscription Submit Event Submit Resource View in Browser You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Startup Digest, © 2009-2017 by Techstars Central LLC. 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Developer - Startup Digest - Developer Communities - March 31st - April 7th

Developer March 31, 2017 In this weekly issue, there are more reasons and resources to create developer communities than there are excuses not to. Depending on your location in the world and your willingness to learn or teach development, the opportunities are almost endless. Please don't just take my word for it, check it out for yourselves. This part of the weekly issue was inspired by  Jesse Casman, a developer subscriber. Thank you, Jesse. If you are looking for a mentor to assist in enhancing your development skills, Jeff Goins has a handle on it in this article. If you are learning how to code, Pluralsight has course and a paid mentorship programs to assist that can assist students how to code. If you have something that you would like to comment about or give advice, would be greatly appreciated. Have a great rest of the week! Developer Startup Digest is curated by: Malik Dixon - Internet Marketer/Front-End Developer/Media Designer in the making Contact Malik Dixon at malik.dixon@startupdigestmail.com Big Savings On TechCrunch Disrupt NY Tickets Calling all startups, investors, and entrepreneurs! TechCrunch is coming back to Manhattan on May 15-17 for Disrupt NY. Disrupt NY is TechCrunch’s premiere startup conference with groundbreaking news, $50,000 pitch competition, and some of the biggest tech thought leader talks. Book your Early Bird tickets today and save a total of $1,200 when you use promo code “TECHSTARS200” on your attendee ticket before Early Bird ticket pricing ends! Accelerate Your Startup and Get Access to Resources & Capital Techstars is accepting applications to 13 accelerator programs around the globe: Alexa Accelerator, powered by Techstars, Chicago, IoT, Kansas City, Los Angeles, London, Mobility, New York City, Techstars Adelaide, Techstars Retail, in partnership with Target, Techstars Atlanta, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, Techstars Paris, and Techstars Healthcare Accelerator, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai. Most applications close April 9th with programs kicking off in summer 2017. Apply now. How to Build and EngagDeveloper Communities: Advice from Pros at Keen.io, Mashery, SmartThings Sabrina Bruning - CMX The three speakers – Tim Falls of Keen.io, Sarah Jane Morris of Mashery, and Andrew Mager of SmartThings – shared their insights on how to build developer community from the ground up. 14 Programming Communities for Developers, Hackers Alex - CodeCondo Your choice of programming communities (know as: discussion boards, forums, bulletin boards, etc,.) will often determine the pace of your progression in your particular language that you're learning. I don't think there is an answer as to why, but real-time communities provide a one of a kind learning experience. Why should a developer have a mentor? Kamil Lelonek - Medium It may sound hard but it's relatively easy. Just ask for a mentorship! Can you be rejected? Of course. Nothing happens without trying. However, there are a few ways to convince someone to mentor you. 4 Key Web Developer Community Resources Matt Siverman - Mashable Check out the four ways that developers can create online and local communities. A Guide to Developer Mentoring – Interview with Rachel Ober Fog Creek In this interview with Rachel Ober, Senior Developer at Paperless Post, we discuss developer mentoring. Rachel teaches us the lessons learned from mentoring developers at Paperless Post, General Assembly, Turing School and beyond. These cover how to get started, tips on building successful mentor-mentee relationships, the benefits of mentoring as well as common mistakes. She writes more about teaching and mentoring on her blog. Defining Custom Voice Events and Variables on Opearlo Analytics Oscar Merry - Opearlo Opearlo Analytics is a voice specific analytics platform, which lets you track key usage metrics of your voice apps, from the number of new vs. returning users, to daily or monthly active users. Apply today for our Business Development Executive in APAC at Techstars Are you someone who’s not afraid to be defiant, who stands up to the status quo and is an intense adventurer? Do you thrive in chaos, take risks and find comfort in the uncomfortable? The Business Development Director will be responsible for growing Techstars' corporate partner accelerator partners and recruiting Techstars' network partners to support our programs in the region. Join our Team Today! https://goo.gl/OU5oca Manage Subscription Submit Event Submit Resource View in Browser You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Startup Digest, © 2009-2017 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

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