How I built a $275 million biotech company from nothing
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Publicado 2023-09-29
In this episode Surbhi opens up about her health scare, how it impacted her life going forward and how she was able to ignore the people who doubted her along the way. If you've ever felt undervalued or under appreciated, Surbhi's story will provide you with insights and advice on how to overcome those hurdles on your journey to starting a company.
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Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Backstory
01:00 - Problem with Ovarian Cyst
02:39 - How nVision Medical was Born?
03:34 - Working as an Engineer and Starting a Company
04:24 - Validating the Idea
05:52 - Fundraising to Build a Prototype
06:14 - Investors Reaction to Women's Health
06:45 - Difficulty as a Female Founder
07:22 - Getting Funded
08:13 - Acquisition by Boston Scientific
09:51 - First YC Healthcare and Bio Partner
11:10 - Outro: Being a Group Partner at YC
Archival school footage provided courtesy of Ryan Briggs
Todos los comentarios (21)
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What problem inspired you to start building a company?
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Serbi's story is a testament to the power of resilience and determination. It's inspiring to see how she turned her personal health scare into a mission to help others detect ovarian cancer early.
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This is an amazing story! So many examples of actionable advice.
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It's clear you speak from the heart, Surbhi. Reminded me of a saying : "I have never met a beautiful person who hasn't done a hard thing in their life."
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Inspiring stuff! I always think about how hard SaaS is and then I see biotech which is magnitudes more challenging especially for fundraising
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Really inspiring, YC must have a treasure trove of seemingly average people achieving high ranks in the business+tech world.
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Best video you guys have. Can't wait to see YouTube begin in shift into this direction of content
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This is a very inspiring story, amazing!!
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THIS STORY IS PHENOMENAL!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
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Very uplifting and relatable! Thank you for this ❤ inspired to become a group partner soon
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Chapters (Powered by ChapterMe) - 00:00 - Backstory 01:00 - Problem with Ovarian Cyst 02:39 - High School and How nVision Medical was Born? 03:34 - Working as an Engineer and Starting a Company 04:24 - Validating the Idea and Focus on the Personal Network 05:52 - Fundraising to Build a Prototype 06:14 - Investors Reaction to Women's Health 06:45 - Difficulty as a Female Founder 07:22 - Getting Funded and Building the only FDA Approved Device to Collect Cells 08:13 - Acquisition by Boston Scientific 09:51 - First YC Healthcare and Bio Partner 11:10 - Outro: Being a Group Partner at YC
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shed a tear, congrats to you Surbhi
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love this in-depth story about a female founder. She is the role model we need!
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Loving these startup founder stories!
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Inspiring stuff.
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Thank You 🙏❤
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Yoe're icredible, thanks for share it
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Thank you — I needed this in my YouTube algorithm! I’m a nurse with a device that I’m trying to bring to market — all by myself!! — I needed this story!! ❤
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So inspiring! Thank you Surbhi for sharing your story :)
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Peter Thiel says how one has to be significantly different from the crowd to come up with a fresh vision. And also, I am flabbergasted by how close minded most of the vcs are. Most of them reason about the world in a way:"I don't need it, so no one does"
