Underrated but Unbeatable: A $275M healthcare startup success

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Published 2023-03-07
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Today we’re sitting down with my colleague and YC Group Partner Surbhi Sarna, as we hear about her journey into building nVision Medical into a startup acquired by Boston Scientific for over $275M.

0:00 A world-changing medical company
0:37 Origins
2:51 Eureka
4:11 Getting customers
6:19 The moment when it worked

Follow Surbhi: twitter.com/surbhisarnasf

I'm Garry Tan, President & CEO at Y Combinator. I was an engineer, designer and product manager who turned into a founder and investor, and now I want to help you in your journey to build technology that changes the world. These videos are about helping people build world-class teams and startups that touch a billion people.

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All Comments (21)
  • @jonbaxter17
    This was great. Surbhi's story is super inspiring. "When you know without a doubt that you're building something people want or something people need...you don't let others externally validate your company. The only people you do let in are the potential customers."
  • Love your video Gary! The production quality and the high quality content. Clear & crisp message! Content Goldmine! Love how the videos are split from problem statement in focus, challenges, solutioning, and the commercialisation of the solution.
  • @photon2724
    I love the atmopshere Garry Tan creates with his videos. The warm orange hue of his videos and intersteller type soundtrack provides soo much comfort in the unknown of the difficult journey we're all at. its the good sort of melencholy.
  • @chefhak
    Amazing Journey and very inspiring, her story helped me outline my vision definitely will get the book on audible
  • @burtonlee22
    Garry and Surbhi, I am very much moved by your story of moving from pain in your side to company and team and then successful product. You didn’t lose yourself along the way, you found yourself it seems. RESPECT. Thank you.
  • Fantastic story Garry, I love the details regarding getting the first customers, that can be the hardest part of any new business
  • @ToySeeker
    When it comes to trying to disrupt the status quo, it can be easy to get passionate and angry about it. That's perfectly ok - but don't forget to use that passion as fuel for creative solutions. Channel your passion into finding clever solutions to the problems you're facing. Find ways to engage others in your mission to make the world a better place. Take the time to think, strategize and brainstorm with a more innovative mindset, and strive for win-win outcomes wherever possible. Remember, it isn't about disruption for the sake of disruption - it's about making things better for everyone. Together. 🎉 I’m glad i’m not the only founder with an anger-drive.
  • Man I love your videos. I dont know but it made me cry and I felt like there is light at the end of the tunnel when building your dreams.
  • @KC-uf5cm
    AMAZING and so Inspiring thank you Gary for always inspiring us!!
  • @JosephFrain
    Great success story and outcome for the team and for women of the future. 👏🏽
  • @Eltonlin1998
    10:22 When you know without a doubt, that you're building something people want, or something people need...and you have almost that anger behind it, that good indignation, you don't let others externally validate your company. The only people you do let in are your potential customers, and all the research you're done, and the pain you've felt personally or seen other people feel. And that's kind of what keeps you focused and keeps you going in the moment.
  • @irfanaslamcom
    Her ability to channel her pain into a solution for Mankind will save countless lives. Brilliant 👏 story.