Shrawan is a physician, entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the managing director at Strategy Health and founding team member at PharmStars. I have known Shrawan for a few months now and find him to be deeply reflective, intelligent, curious and open minded.
We talk about
His childhood
Decision making
The existence of a soul
What he looks for in founders
Clinical trials
And more!
I am thankful for his friendship and grateful for his transparency and honesty in sharing his experiences and knowledge.
Timestamps:
00:00 Tell me about your childhood
10:45. Life happens to you or do you make life happen
15:45 Being a “difficult” child
21:58 Why medical school?
26:52 What advice would you give your 15 year old self if you could go back in time?
30:02 If you could pick a career knowing you would be successful, what career would you pick?
38:40 Bias to action vs bias to planning
46:30 Do we have a soul?
56:45 If you had a one way ticket to Mars, would you go?
58:22 Would you invest in your previous startups?
1:04:10 What do you look for in founders?
1:09:14 Early on in a startup, is the distribution strategy more important than the product itself?
1:13:45 Cold calling
1:15:20 How can we improve on the clinical trial recruitment process?
