This is the ninth in a series of 6-Question interviews with leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics (read other interviews here).
In 2005, Albert DaCosta and I worked together at Wright Medical where he was the Director of Sales for Biologics & Extremities. Fast forward to the end of 2010 and Albert co-founded Paragon 28 (“Paragon” means the perfect embodiment of a concept and “28” equates to the number of bones in the foot). From very humble beginnings, P28 grew to a powerhouse in the Foot & Ankle segment of Orthopedics. Today, Albert is the President & CEO and I sat down with him to ask a few questions to better understand the amazing Paragon 28 story.
1. What was the genesis of Paragon 28?
Hey Tiger and thank you for the interview. The reality is that Paragon 28 was started out of frustration. It was frustration from experiencing a market full of people interested in capitalizing on the amazing growth of this young and emerging segment but very few truly interested in being part of defining this segment. The fact is that as an emerging market the opportunity exists to help define and ...
