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One entrepreneur’s anthropological fascination with health, poverty, and marijuana

October 30, 2017

An Interview with Green Thumb Industries CEO Pete Kadens

6/15/2018 update: Congrats to Pete Kadens and Green Thumb Industries on going public in Canada. Read more.

Pete Kadens is running a serious business.

Pete is CEO of Green Thumb Industries (GTI), one of the fastest growing medical cannabis companies in the United States with cultivation centers and retail stores in five states and over …

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Get Rid of Transactions, Focus on Relationships

October 16, 2017

A Q&A with Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle, Co-founder of Iora Health

Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle is on a mission to reinvent primary care.

He joined us for Tales from the Trenches, which we produce in partnership with Outcome Health and Pritzker Group Venture Capital, to talk about his journey from doctor to co-founder. You can watch the full interview here:

The journey began when Rushika was…

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Taco Joints to Video Games to Healthcare: Sterling Lanier’s Journey to Startup Success

July 12, 2017

“The things that I was trying the hardest at failed, and the accidental one worked out.”

At MATTER’s recent Tales from the Trenches, Sterling Lanier, cofounder and CEO of Tonic Health, sat down with Outcome Health CEO Rishi Shah to reflect on his journey through multiple companies that ultimately led him to Tonic Health, the medical data collection company. Tales from the Trenches is produced …

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Dr. Jordan Shlain Brings 5-star Service to Healthcare

June 26, 2017

When a patient suggested he build a software solution, Dr. Jordan Shlain was skeptical.

“Just because I’m a doctor in Silicon Valley doesn’t mean I have to start a software company.”

Fast forward to today, and Jordan is founder of the fast-growing software company HealthLoop. HealthLoop collects individual-level data to enable doctors to make a big difference in the lives of patients. At our …

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The Accidental Entrepreneur: Brad Smith’s Journey From Politics to Business

May 16, 2017

Entrepreneurs often follow non-linear career paths. Brad Smith, founder of Nashville-based Aspire Health, has traveled a particularly winding road.

In high school, Brad thought he’d be a trauma surgeon. As an undergraduate at Harvard, his interests evolved to include politics, and in his first job out of college, he worked on the campaign of Tennessee Senator Bob Corker. Brad went on to resear…

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