How FirstTime Founders Can Avoid Mistakes | Pelu Tran, Ferrum Health
What Are the Common Mistakes EarlyStage Founders Make?
Today's story highlights the lessons learned by Pelu Tran, a serial entrepreneur who has successfully built two startups in the healthcare sector, about the mistakes often made by earlystage founders.
Just months before graduating from Stanford Med, Pelu Tran dropped out to start Augmedix during the Google Glass boom. As the trend faded, the company faced a crisis, followed by a personal tragedy—his uncle’s death from a missed cancer diagnosis. Determined to tackle diagnostic errors, Tran founded Ferrum Health, only to face new challenges during the Covid19 pandemic. How did he overcome these challenges and drive Ferrum Health's remarkable growth? And what key insights did he gain along the way? Find out in the video!
00:00 Intro
00:56 Quitting Stanford Med Months Before Graduation
04:54 Staying the Course When Everyone Says You're Wrong
09:48 Overcoming the Downsides of Starting Young
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Today's story highlights the lessons learned by Pelu Tran, a serial entrepreneur who has successfully built two startups in the healthcare sector, about the mistakes often made by earlystage founders.
Just months before graduating from Stanford Med, Pelu Tran dropped out to start Augmedix during the Google Glass boom. As the trend faded, the company faced a crisis, followed by a personal tragedy—his uncle’s death from a missed cancer diagnosis. Determined to tackle diagnostic errors, Tran founded Ferrum Health, only to face new challenges during the Covid19 pandemic. How did he overcome these challenges and drive Ferrum Health's remarkable growth? And what key insights did he gain along the way? Find out in the video!
00:00 Intro
00:56 Quitting Stanford Med Months Before Graduation
04:54 Staying the Course When Everyone Says You're Wrong
09:48 Overcoming the Downsides of Starting Young
EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.net
Twitter | @EO__Global
LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO
Instagram | @eostudio.official
Subtitles for this video were created using [XL8.ai](http://xl8.ai/) machine translation. EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. Follow the podcast & turn on notifications for new episodes. EO Socials: Twitter twitter.com/eostudi0 LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/eostudio Official Website eostudio.io EO School welcome.eostudio.io Disclaimer: This fanmade podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by EO. All content rights and trademarks belong to EO. If you represent EO and have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
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