I first heard of Avail a few years ago while they were in stealth mode. Once the worldwide pandemic hit, I immediately thought that the Avail technology was the perfect technology solution for OR support at the perfect time in history. I sought out Daniel for a written and a podcast interview.
I sat down (virtually) with Daniel to learn more about the Avail story.
#1 -How did Avail start? Take us back to the lightbulb moment.
I’ve been an innovator and entrepreneur all my life. I started my first business at the age of 11 and have been hooked ever since. For me, innovation is about solving a problem and drawing connections that others don’t see. And my passion lies in identifying and closing gaps in order to provide the best patient care possible.
Throughout my career I have worked with technologies used to treat patients in operating rooms, including my most recent company, Shockwave Medical, which went public in 2019. There is one commonality across all of those technologies and companies – the need for medical advisors to be physically in an operating room to collaborate with surgeons. In that commonality I saw opportunity that could be addressed with technology.
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