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Podcast: State of Medtech
Episode: 279. Ray Cohen on Building & Selling Billion-Dollar MedTech Startups Without Bankers
Description: Episode breakdown:00:00 – Intro: Ray Cohen’s MedTech Resume 02:21 – 44 Years, 0 BigCo Jobs: Ray’s Founding Philosophy 05:04 – How He Closed a $600M Deal Without an Investment Banker 08:05 – Why Relationships Matter More Than Bankers in M&A 11:19 – When Is the Right Time to Sell a MedTech Company? 13:44 – Why He Took Axonics Public *Before* FDA Approval 15:53 – $111M in Year 1 During COVID — How They Pulled It Off 17:42 – Why Most Commercialization Efforts Fail 19:19 – $230M IPO: How He Built the Case for Kestra’s Public Debut 22:36 – Turning Venture Dollars into...