Episode 141 | Dennis McWiliams, Partner at Sante Ventures | Operator to Investor: The Apollo Endosurgery Story
May 29, 2023
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In this episode, Dennis McWilliams at Sante Ventures and Duane Mancini discuss starting in biotech, what he learned from his first company, being humble and building your team, the story of Apollo Endosurgery, the complicated process of licensing the Apollo IP portfolio, raising money during the great financial crisis, being replaced as CEO and transitioning to CCO, lessons learned during his time at Apollo, the mistake of trying to design the perfect product before commercial launch, Sante Ventures, making the switch from entrepreneur to investor, and so much more.