Little propels a startup like great buzz and one of the four things we think crowdfunding and events drive is awareness.  Once people are talking about you there is a palpable buzz around your brand.  Nowhere was this more prevalent than at MedMo15 the other day where we got over 12.5 million impressions on Twitter alone.  This wasn’t an accident, it is carefully engineered.  By inviting the right people, giving the right tools and encouraging and training people, amazing thi

Here at MedStartr we have learned many things and love to share them as part of our MedStartr School with our clients and innovators everywhere.  One of the greatest techniques we have developed is our Activation | Awareness | Engagement methodology that we coach all our Startups and Corporate clients in.  Once you engage with the crowd of patients, providers, partners, and institutions that care deeply about a problem in healthcare, whether it is searching for a cure or just

(A guest post by Denise Silber & Michael Seres, editing by Komal Garewal & Courtney Berkholtz) Social Media is contributing to the improvement of care in ways that were previously unexplored, by bringing together the numerous and geographically diverse stakeholders involved in healthcare. Social Media is bringing patients with similar issues together for mutual support. Social Media is giving patients a voice to help change healthcare policy. Social Media is giving patients n

Welcome to CrowdFunder Friday! Yup, so begins the weekend when most of us startup Guys and Gals get to doing what is really important – changing the world with our startup FULL TIME for two days without any pesky school or day job stuff bugging us. This week (the first CFF post ever) I wanted to highlight the Fun / Funny Crowdfunding video you could watch 100 times and still be amused.  The $1 Shave club is a classic and one of the best ever.  Be as cool as these guys and you