Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Great Session on1/24/12 "Building Shareholder Value" by Andrew Hofmeister, Shape Medical Systems

On January 24, 2012 the Hennepin-Carver Economic Gardening Network kicked off a Leadership Forum to help high-growth / high-potential Stage II companies grow faster by providing peer mentoring, stage-specific content & referrals to service providers.  The Leadership Forum invited a number of entrepreneurs and business people to the inaugural event.

Andrew, a St. Olaf Chemistry&Philosophy / Stanford MBA / McKinsey alum, spoke more about the general aspects of leadership for small to midsize companies than specifically about medtech, but I thought his insights were tremendously valuable for almost anyone who cares about growing something.  He reflected on his father's words to "be confident, but not cocky."  I particularly liked his management model for companies based on the stage of growth they are in:

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