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Arlen Meyers Arlen D. Meyers, MD, MBA, is professor of otolaryngology, engineering and dentistry at the Univeristy of Colorado Denver. In addition, he is a serial bioentrepreneur and consultant. He is the founding president and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs and director of the program in bioinnovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Colorado. He is a Harvard-Macy Fellow, a National Library of Medicine Fellow and a Fulbright Scholar. He was named by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the most influential physician executives of 2011.1
So many choices, so little time June 26, 2013 | Arlen Meyers
If you are faced with the happy choice of where to lend your talents, ask yourself the following questions before you take the plunge.
The 4 C's of the MBA: Worth the price? June 14, 2013 | Arlen Meyers
Before you invest the time, effort and money enrolling in an MBA program, ask yourself the following questions.
Planning a career transition June 06, 2013 | Arlen Meyers
Doctors who are contemplating a switch to bio-innovation and entrepreneurship have several options, including creating their own company, consulting, working with industry or becoming a service provider to life science entrepreneurs.
The big data bubble May 20, 2013 | Arlen Meyers
Most doctors need targeted, small bits of information to make clinical decisions, not reams of data.
Accelerators should kill companies, not create them May 06, 2013 | Arlen Meyers
Throwing resources primarily at startups and not scaleups is a prescription for persistent failure.
Is it innovation or improvement? April 03, 2013 | Arlen Meyers
Either improvements or innovations can result in minimal or spectacular improvements in outcomes.
10 reasons why doctors make great entrepreneurs March 25, 2013 | Arlen Meyers
Conventional wisdom has it that "doctors are lousy buinesspeople" and, what's more, they should just take care of patients and leave the business stuff to someone else. In my opinion, the first part is not true and the second part is no longer sustainable.
See you in OtherOtherland March 13, 2013 | Arlen Meyers
To thrive in these turbulent times, you will need five skills. Four of them you probably did not learn in medical school or residency.
Skills of successful entrepreneurs February 12, 2013 | Arlen Meyers
Teaching, developing and perfecting entrepreneurial skills, attitudes and abilities is a combination of nature and nurture, and I've dedicated a lot of time testing the hypothesis.
So you want to work for a startup? Answer these 4 questions first December 27, 2012 | Arlen Meyers
To get a job with an early-stage company, you will need to reassess where you are, where you want to go and how you want to get there.

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