#30: Tejasvi Desai (Johns Hopkins) - On transitioning from a class project to a real startup and de-risking a medical device MVP
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We welcome Tejasvi Desai! Tejasvi is a Johns Hopkins senior who studies Biomedical Engineering. Hailing from Pleasanton, California, Tejasvi is the cofounder of Relavo (https://relavomedical.com/), a medical device venture preventing infections in home dialysis. So far, they’ve developed a working prototype, verified the efficacy of their disinfection method, and participated in renowned accelerators such as MassChallenge Boston and MedTech Innovator. They have won over $650,000 in non-dilutive funding and are currently raising a pre-seed round. We discuss: What are the unique aspects of transitioning from class project to real startup? How is a medical device MVP different from a software MVP? Why is it important to de-risk different facets of your business? Subscribe to Founders Couch wherever you get your podcasts.
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