#26 – Anatomy of a Startup – How little Danek became the largest spine company in the world (68 mins)

The first time this story has been told. This is the real story of Danek as told by Ted Bird.Ted was there. He was one of the early employees at Danek and was part of the team responsible for the dynamic growth. In this podcast you will hear some great startup business practices, some brilliant gambles and the culture that enabled Danek to go from zero to world dominance in spine.

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#25 – Anatomy of a Startup – Q&A with Marty WynKoop, co-founder of OrthoHelix (58 mins)

An inside look into a successful orthopedic startup (OrthoHelix) from inception to being acquired. The story is told by Marty Wynkoop, co-founder and head of operations, sales and marketing. Marty sharesnuggets ofwisdom on how to build value in an orthopedics startup, hiring, funding, developing products, focusing on profitability and more.

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#24 – Anatomy of a Startup – Q&A with Dr. Brett Sanders, Founder of Tensor Surgical (34 mins)

This is a look inside a surgeon-founded startup that is disrupting the orthopedics industry, in this case, arthroscopy. An interview with Dr. Brett Sanders is an Orthopedic Surgeon who hasre-invented trans-osseous arthroscopic tunneling fixation with some very clever cost-effective tools. His startup is called Tensor Surgical. http://tensorsurgical.com/

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#23-Real Career Advice for Engineers working in Orthopedics (12 mins)

I share 16 specific pieces of advice. This is real-life coaching for Engineers who want to accelerate their careers in our industry. Nobody else in going to tell you this stuff. I wish I had know these stuff when I was starting out in Orthopedics. Enjoy.

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#22 – Six Hiring Mistakes that can Kill an Orthopedic Startup (8 mins)

Don’t blow it early. The first 5 to 10 people that you hire in will either set your company up for success or break your company. I discuss six hiring mistakes that I have seen in early stage orthopedic companies.

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#21 – How to create innovation in orthopedics (10 min)

Want innovation? Interation could be the killer app for creating game-changing innovation today in orthopedics.

Successful innovation giants that we all know like Danek,SpineTech,Kyphon,Arthrex,MAKO,Hand InnovationsandMazor Robotics used iteration to innovate.

I will teach you how to use innovation today in your company.

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