
Writings
The Swiss Army Knife of Health
Our whole world seems designed to keep us awake. Practically all American adults (at least 94%) use caffeine every day. Most of us also stare at screens long after the sun goes down, and brag about burning the midnight oil.
The Housing Crisis is a Health Crisis
In 1995, you could buy a typical home for around $165,000. That same house would now cost $714,000. In terms of mortgage payments, that represents a more than four-fold increase.
Improve or Transform: Choosing the Right Business Model to Deliver Health
It all begins with an idea.
Necessity Is the Mother of Invention
After graduating from high school in 2002, I spent two years living in Eastern Ukraine as a missionary. During my time there, I discovered that the ways Ukrainians did certain things were better than what I had known growing up.
What is a Smart EHR UI, and why do clinicians need them?
Smart EHR UI offerings improve usability and reduce the time and effort to find, access, and share relevant clinical information, which helps to greatly reduce EHR-induced clinician burnout.
How The Patient-Centric Interdependence Model Is Revolutionizing Healthcare
The interdependence model is a natural fit for healthcare. As subspecialties continue to mature, procedures, devices and technologies used to treat patients become increasingly disparate from one another.
Size Matters: Funding Ventures in a Healthy Interest Rate Environment
VC funds are highly differentiated from each other with respect to stage, size, sector, geographic, and other elements of strategy.
The Promethean Crisis of AI
In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan who wanted to uplift mankind and provide them with essential knowledge and gifts.
Timing the Market for Early vs. Late Stage Venture Investments
Economic cycles have a significant impact on the valuations of ventures, but early stage venture valuations are more stable than late stage venture valuations.
SpringTide’s “n of 1” Philosophy
The idea is counterintuitive; everyone knows that in order to produce illuminating, actionable results, researchers should assemble large, diverse pools of research subjects – the largest they can handle – and see what insights they can skim out of this “Big Data.”
SpringTide Portfolio Company OpenLoop Acquires Imaging Panda
We are proud to announce that our portfolio company, OpenLoop, a leading white-label telehealth support company, has acquired imaging support service company Imaging Panda.