title: The ideal physician entrepreneur.
abstract: How does the sometimes elusive and high-stakes world of venture capital really work? How can physician executives with innovative ideas or new technologies approach venture capitalists to help them raise capital to form a start-up company? These important questions are explored in this new column on the physician as entrepreneur. The ideal physician executive is described as: (1) an expert in an area that Wall Street perceives as hot; (2) a public speaker who can enthusiastically communicate scientific and business plans to a variety of audiences; (3) a team leader who is willing to share equity in the company with other employees; (4) a recruiter and a motivator; (5) an implementer who can achieve milestones quickly that allow the company to go public as soon as possible; and (6) a realist who does not resent the terms of the typical deal. The lucrative world of the venture capitalists is foreign territory for physician executives and requires a great idea, charisma, risk-taking, connections, patience, and perseverance to navigate it successfully.
authors.affiliation: Genomics Repository of Genomics Collaborative, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. kbottles@genecoop.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bottles
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D005653:Fund Raising; D010820:Physicians; D014481:United States