By Scott Meacham Kidney dialysis is a life-saver for patients with end-stage renal disease. When the kidneys can no longer clean waste products out of the body, dialysis can add years to a person’s life expectancy and for kidney transplant candidates, can help buy time until a kidney transplant becomes available. However, most dialysis inRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman When a looming medical problem exists, people usually hear about it — so much so that even lay people become familiar with the scientific names — angina, arrhythmia, blastoma, lymphoma, hepatitis and the like. Cirrhosis, the condition of scarring and permanent damage to the liver, often fromRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman During one of the earliest conversations I had with Dr. Ryan Dennis, CEO of Linear Health Sciences, he told me that he was living his dream. I wanted to know more about that. Is it the dream of a curious young boy who grew up in aRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman Of the more than 120 types of brain and central nervous system tumors, Glioblastoma (also called GBM) is the most aggressive — a deadly brain cancer with no cure. Glioblastomas often appear with no warning or prior symptoms. These Type IV tumors tend to produce their ownRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman This summer, I’ve been writing about lessons learned since coming to i2E nearly six years ago — specifically lessons about technology entrepreneurship in our state. It seems fitting as we head toward Labor Day, that I wind up this summer series with a recap of my heartfeltRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman For high-growth startups and their early stage investors, there are two primary paths to longevity and returns—an initial public offering (IPO) or a merger/acquisition by another (typically larger) company. MoneyTree reports that in 2018, 86 venture-backed firms held IPOs and 689 venture-backed firms achieved exits via mergerRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman When I served as state treasurer, I learned first-hand that the more individuals and institutions feel ownership in growing Oklahoma’s economy, the better our state’s economic results will be. Now that I’ve been working in the innovation economy for several years, I’ve relearned that same lesson. ForRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman After six years of working directly with Oklahoma’s entrepreneurs and startups, I fully understand just how much of a race starting up a company really is — a race against time, against competitors and, most of all, a race against the status quo. The need for speedRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman I have learned over the past six years that the single most important advice I can give an entrepreneur is this: Never underestimate the importance of going fast. Once you stick your head up, the world is going to respond. Some people will buy into your idea.Read more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman I set a goal for this summer’s series of columns to reflect on and write about my lessons-learned during my past six years of immersion in entrepreneurship. Our focus at i2E is on high-growth technology or life sciences businesses, but startups of every stripe are vital toRead more
