Re-release: From Function to Value: Why Startups Pay for Physician Expertise

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Dr. Alison Curfman discusses how physicians can create business value for healthcare startups.

Why would a healthcare startup pay for physician expertise? In this re-release episode of the Startup Physicians podcast, Dr. Alison Curfman breaks down the three ways physicians create measurable business value for startups: helping companies grow revenue, reduce costs, and mitigate risk. This episode is for physicians who know they have value outside of clinical practice but need a clearer way to explain that value in startup language. Chapters: 00:00 Why startups pay for physician e...

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Host: Alison Curfman, M.D.

Topics covered

• healthcare startups
• physician expertise
• business value
• revenue growth
• cost reduction
• risk mitigation

Keywords

• healthcare
• startups
• physicians
• business value
• revenue
• costs
• risk

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