From Idea to Exit in Healthcare - Part 1: Idea Stage

A panel discussion with experienced founders and operators sharing insights on validating problems, building teams, and establishing operational foundations for early-stage healthcare startups.

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Nikita Singareddy, Kate Wolin & Diya Shah
March 11, 2025

Introduction

This first session in HTN's three-part series focused on the critical "idea stage" of healthcare startups, providing authentic storytelling from experienced founders and operators about what it takes to define and validate problems, hire early teams, and stay scrappy while avoiding premature scaling. The conversation featured:

Dr. Kate Wolin, Principal Owner at Circea, a former founder turned adjunct professor and advisor, bringing decades of healthcare experience.

Nikita Singareddy, Founder of Fortuna Health, an early-stage founder drawing from her experience as both an investor and operator at established organizations like Oscar and Truepill.

Diya Shah, Chief of Staff at Photon Health, bringing insights from her experience as a founding team member at ZipDrug through its acquisition.

The discussion provided practical insights for healthcare entrepreneurs navigating the earliest and often most challenging phase of company building.

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