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At MVF, we live and breathe healthcare. And every now and then we feel the need to write about it as well! This is a collection of articles, blogs and news posts from our team, our advisors and our partners. Feel free to interact with us here or drop us a line on our social media accounts if something catches your fancy.
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Top Ten Things Every Crowdfunder MUST DO
CrowdCamp is Open Crowdfunding is not only about you and your needs, crowdfunding is about the crowd and connecting to them. It is about...
Alex Fair
Jan 21, 20132 min read


Using Health as a Platform of Peace in the Heart of Darkness
— By Dominique Vidale-Plaza, founder of Build Hope, & blogger of development, healthcare, and despair in the the Democratic Republic of...
Alex Fair
Jan 16, 20135 min read
Why Are Patients and Social Media Especially Important In Healthcare?
(A guest post by Denise Silber & Michael Seres, editing by Komal Garewal & Courtney Berkholtz) Social Media is contributing to the...
Alex Fair
Jan 2, 20133 min read
Where The “Crazies” Are
(A guest post by Pat Mastors & edited by Jessica Mastors & Komal Garewal) Entrepreneurs in general are known to share five “C” traits:...
Alex Fair
Nov 15, 20122 min read


2012 Backer of The Year Award
Here is to Kim Whittemore, Strategic Genius, Patient Advocate, Leader, and our #1 Backer so far! You ROCK! Thank you Kim for supporting...
Alex Fair
Nov 13, 20121 min read


Crowdfunding Success Rate on MedStartr
The percentage of healthcare projects on MedStartr that are successful. With over a quarter million pageviews and $100,000 raised on the...
Alex Fair
Nov 11, 20121 min read
MedStartr Showcases: Million Mothers and More
In October we ran our first Showcase. It went well and we will be doing this periodically. If you want to enable or sponsor a showcase,...
Alex Fair
Oct 20, 20123 min read
Patient Summit USA
The 9th annual Patient Summit USA (PACE) is here! This conference concentrates on the most important ingredient in healthcare — patients....
Alex Fair
Oct 17, 20121 min read
Welcome to About.MedStartr.com
Welcome to About.MedStartr.com, our home away from home where you can learn all about healthcare crowdfunding, how it works, and how we...
Alex Fair
Oct 16, 20121 min read
A Million Mothers: MedStartr’s First Campaign
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, so we thought there wasn’t a better month to begin our “Million Mothers” campaign. All...
Alex Fair
Oct 1, 20122 min read


Aetna Sponsors Healthcare Revolution: San Francisco!
Thank you to our first Partner Sponsor, Aetna for our MedStartr Rocks San Francisco event! Find, Fund, and have some Fun with us here!...
Alex Fair
Sep 27, 20121 min read
The Social Good Summit and How MedStartr is Crowdfunding Philanthropy
This past weekend, two of our founders, Alex & Komal, had the fortune to attend the Social Good Summit co-hosted in NYC, Beijing, Nairobi...
Alex Fair
Sep 27, 20122 min read


No Slackers Among the Backers
Regina Holliday’s Walking Gallery MedStartr Project where she raised $10,948 from 90 Amazing men and women. We are honored and humbled...
Alex Fair
Sep 21, 20122 min read


Tampostat Video On MedStartr
Tampostat Video by Alex Fair This is our most inspiring and newest project video on MedStartr. This product can save a million mothers....
Alex Fair
Sep 11, 20121 min read
Be My #CFF!
Welcome to CrowdFunder Friday! Yup, so begins the weekend when most of us startup Guys and Gals get to doing what is really important –...
Alex Fair
Sep 7, 20121 min read


Doing Events Right: Part 1
We know it seems like an easy day when you go to a conference or event, but it should not be for entrepreneurs. It isn’t all pretty...
Alex Fair
Sep 6, 20123 min read
Endogoddess and the Space Elevator
Why “only” $8000 to Build a Space Elevator? We’ve gotten critiques from our friends that “we’re not asking for enough…” The (usually...
Alex Fair
Sep 5, 20122 min read
It Takes Two to Tango: How the JOBS Act & Crowdfunding Platforms like MedStartr will Transform H
In April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS Act) was signed by the President of the United States into law. The JOBS Act...
Alex Fair
Aug 21, 20121 min read
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