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December 29, 2023 22 mins

In a recent Between Meetings episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sabina Bruehlmann, CEO at Nimble Science. We discussed the role of a PhD in running a startup, Sabina's unique expertise, her initial experience with startups, and why Calgary is an excellent location to start your business.

Takeaways:

  • Any startup founder who is thinking about the salary is not a true startup founder.
  • A PhD does not necessarily make a great startup founder.
  • Entrepreneurship has become significantly more challenging due to the high expectations investors have.
  • Intellectual property and regulatory expertise are valuable skillsets to bring into entrepreneurship.
  • IP and regulatory are the most diametrically opposed thought processes 
  • In IP, you argue that you are different from everybody else. In regulatory, you argue that you are the same as everyone else.
  • Speed is crucial; you have to move quickly. Every hour counts.

Sabina Bruehlmann has twenty years of medical technology commercialization experience in developing and managing mature IP strategies, obtaining regulatory clearances for novel products, establishing workable quality systems, innovating and managing successful R&D programs including clinical trials, setting up small-scale regulated manufacturing, and raising funds.

Between Meetings is a series of on-the-go interviews featuring industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and corporate innovators. In these interviews, we delve into the latest trends and developments in innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship, catching our guests between meetings in a car ride across town. Along the way, they share inspiring stories, personal experiences, industry insights, and practical advice on how to scale your way to success. Each interview is packed with valuable information and inspiration for anyone looking to make an impact in the tech and innovation world.

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