MedTech Snapshot Podcast

What happens when your first company fires you… and it becomes the best thing that ever happened?

In this MedTech Snapshot, Dave Ferrera shares the career-defining moment that shaped everything that came after: getting fired from the very first company he co-founded.

But that setback became the setup:

↗️ He got the opportunity to learn from a high-caliber executive team
⚒️ It gave him the business tools he was missing
📈 Prepared him so he felt ready to found another company

Sometimes your biggest break can start with a breakdown.

Stuart Karten started out designing toys at Mattel—but a career-defining moment came when he pivoted from playthings to patients. In this episode, Stuart shares how the Affordable Care Act pushed his team to go all-in on MedTech, and how a background in consumer design became a powerful advantage in solving real healthcare challenges.