Masterclass agenda – Vital ventures: Scaling healthtech with sustainable strategies

Guest arrival and registration

Fireside chat with Q&A

Speaker: Marissa Senzaki, Talent Director at MDMD
Overview: Marissa shares experiences from her time at Theranos, her insights into Silicon Valley’s culture, and lessons learned from transitioning to high-growth ventures like Slack.

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Founder address: Return on capital - What does it take?

Speaker: Dr Mei Ling Doery
Overview: Insights into MDMD’s venture framework, covering critical elements for founders, including selling, raising capital, team-building, and timing.
Resources: Presentation slides

Panel: Venture formation and foundations

Panelists: Marissa Senzaki, Dr Mei Ling Doery
Topics covered: Key decisions in company formation, addressing technical founder challenges, IP and traction development.

Morning break, networking

Timing workshop: One-page business model canvas

Led by: Dr Mei Ling Doery
Activities: Step-by-step creation of a one-page business model canvas and analysis of mission/vision alignment and value propositions.
Resources: Workshop definitions and glossary handouts

Lunch break, networking

Team session: People and talent

Speaker: Marissa Senzaki
Topics covered: Effective hiring strategies, challenges in building talent pipelines, and maintaining a values-based company culture.
Workshop activity: "Personality Needs and Self-Awareness," focusing on understanding and aligning subconscious and conscious goals.
Resources: Presentation deck, worksheet on personality needs

IP session: Brand strategy

Speakers: Mei Ling Doery, Leisha Muraki
Topics covered: Brand strategy development, including IP management and case studies from successful healthtech brands.
Resources: Pre-recorded case study video, Q&A with founder

Afternoon break, networking

Traction session: Practical tools in practice

Speakers: Dr Mei Ling Doery, Ashwin Ramachandran
Topics covered: Establishing a pipeline for product development, market entry strategies, and navigating pre-regulatory and pre-revenue stages.
Resources: Presentation deck

Recap of core principles of vital ventures

Speakers: Marissa Senzaki, Dr Mei Ling Doery
Overview: Summary of principles across capital, brand, talent, and growth, with practical insights for sustainable scaling.
Resources: Summary slides

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