Clinical entrepreneurship involves pursuing opportunities under uncertain conditions with the goal of creating value for users through innovation and deployment of a VAST business model. The document provides advice on getting started which includes getting education, resources, networks, mentors, experience, and support. It recommends creating a business model canvas, validating assumptions through customer discovery, and making a go/no-go decision focused on intellectual property, regulation, reimbursement, and business model. Non-clinical careers can be pursued by finding roles that match one's holes, spots, and goals and then experimenting.

1. 4 CLINICAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FAQ’S
Arlen Meyers, MD,MBA
Society of Physician Entrepreneurs

2. WHAT IS CLINICAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP?

3. DEFINITION
Pursuit of opportunity
Under VUCA conditions
Goal is to create user defined value
Through the deployment of innovation
Using a VAST business model
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4. HOW DO I GET FROM HERE
TO THERE?

5. WHAT YOU’LL NEED
 Education
 Resources
 Networks
 Mentors
 Experience
 Support
 Career guidance

6. GET A PPD
Where are you now?
Where do you want to go?
How do you want to get there?
What will be on your dashboard?
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7. I HAVE AN IDEA: WHAT
SHOULD I DO NEXT?

8. STEPS
Create a business model canvas
Customer discovery to validate assumptions
Modify the model based on experiments
Start by being a problem seeker, not a problem solver
Make go or no go decision and focus on IP, reg affairs,
reimbursement, business model
You will fail if 1)no product-market fit, and 2) you don’t have a
VAST business model

9. WHAT ABOUT NON-
CLINICAL CAREERS?

10. STRATEGY
Pick your spot
Find your roles,
holes and goals
match
Experiment
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12. THANKS. QUESTIONS
AND LINKS
www.sopenet.org
Arlen.Meyers@ucdenver.edu
My Linkedin profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameyers/