#209: Accelerating Innovation in Healthcare with Matt McBride, USNA ‘06

<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Grittiness and the ability to wear multiple hats simultaneously are the two areas that I see as being big lessons from my time in the military and that have carried over and proved true in spades as the leader of an early-stage startup.”</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Matt McBride (USNA ‘06)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Matt McBride</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is a dynamic healthcare leader that has spent the last decade guiding early-stage technologies to the commercial market, managing start-ups, and driving innovation policy and processes at large academic institutions. Matt actively leverages Wave Strategy’s extensive network to make meaningful introductions that expedite the development of cutting-edge technologies through strategic enterprise partners, healthcare systems, industry influencers, and entrepreneurs. Prior to working in the healthcare industry, Matt served as a Naval Officer at several commands around the world.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Wave Strategy’s services benefit pre-revenue startups</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why transparency, trust and accepting what you don’t know are keys to success in healthcare innovation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Matt wants to help military veterans become leaders in biotech </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tips for early-stage healthcare startups that want to bring their product to market</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Matt also shares how he transitioned from the military into the healthcare industry and why military service doesn’t need to be the limiting factor in determining what industry you work for in the future. Matt also