The Big Ortho will tease with investment in your startup.

"The Big Orthos are hunting for early stage orthos with cameras, not guns."

I have conversations with startup leaders each week about the "Strategics". I have seen this trend for the last decade.
Here is some honest advice for my early stage orthopedic friends. Please stop courting the Big Orthos for funding. They are wasting your time.

STARTUP:  We had a great meeting with a Big Ortho last week. They are really interesting in our technology.  ME:  Are they investing ?STARTUP:  Not yet. They are running it through their Bus Dev process, but we have ...