Walk the Valley
Walk the Valley
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The podcast that breaks barriers to healthcare innovation
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The podcast focuses on healthcare innovation, startup challenges, and commercialization strategies, with episodes examining topics like the complexities of funding in the healthcare space, regulatory hurdles, and the concept of multiple 'valleys of death' in the startup journey. Recent episodes cover themes such as neonatal care solutions, the role of AI in healthcare, and the factors contributing to startup failures.
The podcast that breaks barriers to healthcare innovation
In this episode of Walk the Valley, Kata talks with Mads Vad Kristensen, a central figure in Denmark’s innovation ecosystem with a background in venture capital and university spinouts.
Mads shares hard-earned insights on why so many health tech startups get stuck in the valley of death, and what could be done differently. From the importance of building multidisciplinary teams early, to avoiding the trap of sequential development, he explains why working on R&D, regulatory, and commercialisation in parallel is key to survival.
The conversation also dives into the funding gap that leaves startups stranded between early angels and cautious VCs, and why resilient, well-prepared teams are ultimately the biggest predictor of success.
Whether you’re a founder, researcher, or part of the innovation support system, this episode offers practical wisdom on how to strengthen teams, extend runway, and increase the odds of making it to market.
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