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This Number 1 Surgical Robotics blog is for everyone - no matter which company you are in. It's for industry, investors, surgeons, clinicians, founders and more
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Steve Bell
Apr 30, 20241 min read
Distalmotion and Dexter (The soft tissue surgical robot) with CEO Greg Roche
I had the chance to sit with the CEO of Distalmotion - Greg Roche - and discuss the changing face of surgical robotics. We discuss the...
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Steve Bell
Apr 24, 202415 min read
Strategies to sell against Intuitive's amazing da Vinci 5
I'm going to start by prefacing this post with a disclaimer. I love the da Vinci 5 - I think Intuitive has stepped up to the challenge of...
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Steve Bell
Apr 23, 20241 min read
The future of MedTech Commercialisation
Delighted to sit and talk with one of the commercialisation masters of MedTech Omar M. Khateeb (Check his linked in Bio for more...
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Steve Bell
Apr 22, 20246 min read
100 academic medical centers' top 10 operational priorities
100 academic medical centres have a top 10n operational priorities. Design your products and services to match these needs
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Steve Bell
Apr 18, 20247 min read
The three most important basic rules for startup pitches.
Jasper Ettema gives an overview of pitching for innovators and entrepreneurs in start ups
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Steve Bell
Apr 17, 20241 min read
What I think is currently wrong with the MedTech Industry
A brief morning walk as I ponder a question I was asked last week: "So what do you think is wrong with the medtech industry. Specifically...
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Steve Bell
Apr 15, 20245 min read
The art of the Pitch
In my mind, no matter what you are doing - selling, , asking for money, asking a friend to do you a favour... in one form or another...
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Steve Bell
Apr 11, 202414 min read
Strategies to sell against "Modular" Main frame robots
The second in my series of "Strategies to sell against": I now focus my attention on how - If I was selling a boom robot or a mini robot...
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Steve Bell
Apr 10, 20244 min read
The struggles for raising money into a MedTech Startup
Investing into certain sectors like medtech is cyclical - it always has been. Unfortunately since 2021 it has been on a bit of a dip....
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Steve Bell
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Robots and service delivery systems
A deep dive into the world of Surgical Robots, ASCs, services on demand, Da Vinci 5 and more Check out the podcast right now...
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Steve Bell
Apr 7, 202424 min read
Is time running out for the strategics in surgical robotics?
Let me start with a short recap of history During the nineties and naughties a series of large strategic medical device companies...
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Steve Bell
Apr 5, 20245 min read
Seven realities of working in a start up
Seven realities of startups
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Steve Bell
Apr 4, 20248 min read
Strategies to sell against "Boom" multiport main frame surgical robots
In the first of a series of "how to sell against" I'm going to give my thoughts on some strategies and tactics you could use to sell...
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Steve Bell
Mar 28, 20247 min read
Your product sucks ! You can't cut your way to growth!
Here's a letter I would love to send to a few companies yes and founders I see struggling... Dear company leaders & founders If you're...
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Steve Bell
Mar 27, 202415 min read
How to Kill your surgical robot: Launch failures incoming
With the ever increasing march to surgical robotics - many companies big and small are either launching robots - or preparing to launch...
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Steve Bell
Mar 26, 202418 min read
The bridge between manual laparoscopy and robotic assisted surgery: Advanced Assisted Laparoscopy (AAL)
It is clear that for many sites of care, many countries, many health systems, many procedures and many surgeons - the answer is not...
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Steve Bell
Mar 22, 20241 min read
Things to help with your work life balance
In this follow up video on work life balance - I was asked to give some concrete examples of actual things you can do (besides stopping...
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Steve Bell
Mar 21, 202424 min read
If you're going to fight da Vinci 5 - fight them in a phone box
Let me preface this article by saying that with da Vinci 5 - Intuitive have ensured they will be in the lead in surgical robotics for the...
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Steve Bell
Mar 21, 20241 min read
Know someone that needs help with their Medtech Startup
Doing a medtech startup is both hard and rewarding. At the start it is all adventure. But that excitement can quickly turn to despair as...
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Steve Bell
Mar 19, 20245 min read
da Vinci 5 Force Feedback instruments: Spot the difference
Quick post here to show you the massive difference between standard Xi Instruments and the new Force Feedback Instruments: Look at the...
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