The Twenty Minute VC—An Interview with Sami Inkinen
Key Takeaways
- Reversing type 2 diabetes requires unconventional thinking because the condition is widely treated as chronic and irreversible.
- Success often teaches more than failure, so building a strong company means studying what works and repeating it.
- Effective CEOs balance empathy with perspective, and athletes’ discipline offers a model for handling the daily grind of company building.
- Virta Health applies this same unconventional approach to help people address type 2 diabetes through a program built to improve health outcomes.
One of the more interesting parts of working at Virta is that it requires unconventional thinking. Reversing a global health issue deemed chronic and irreversible like type 2 diabetes simply demands it. In this episode of The Twenty Minute VC, Virta co-founder and CEO Sami Inkinen gives us several examples of how going against conventional wisdom is necessary for building a successful and disruptive company. Hear from Sami on:
- Why we learn more from success than we do from failure
- Why CEO's need to be careful on how much they empathize with their team's challenges
- What athletes tell us about how we should prepare ourselves for the day-to-day grind of building companies
This is a great interview with a lot of wisdom and blunt honesty. Listen on iTunes or directly from your desktop or mobile device.
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