What Are the Common Mistakes Early-Stage Founders Make?
Today’s story highlights the lessons learned by Pelu Tran, a serial entrepreneur who has successfully built two startups in the healthcare sector, about the mistakes often made by early-stage founders.
Just months before graduating from Stanford Med, Pelu Tran dropped out to start Augmedix during the Google Glass boom. As the trend faded, the company faced a crisis, followed by a personal tragedy—his uncle’s death from a missed cancer diagnosis. Determined to tackle diagnostic errors, Tran founded Ferrum Health, only to face new challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. How did he overcome these challenges and grow Ferrum Health into a $113M company? And what key insights did he gain along the way? Find out in the video!
00:00 Intro
00:56 Quitting Stanford Med Months Before Graduation
04:54 Staying the Course When Everyone Says You’re Wrong
09:48 Overcoming the Downsides of Starting Young
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