Stick It Out and Execute, Don’t Fail Easily

<p>Ayush Jain, a Senior Associate at Revolution’s Rise of The Rest seed fund, shares his career journey from engineering to product management to investing in entrepreneurs that are outside the traditional tech hubs. Ayush highlights some important trends that are disrupting the healthcare industry. He also explains why the “failing fast” mantra that people ascribe to entrepreneurship can be misleading.</p><p><i><strong>In this episode, you’ll learn:</strong></i></p><p><strong>5:13</strong> How Revolution is making capital more accessible outside of San Francisco, Boston and New York</p><p><strong>8:57</strong> Perseverance stems from conviction in a problem you're solving.</p><p><strong>17:04</strong> What major trends are driving entrepreneurship within the healthcare sector?</p><p>Non-profit that Ayush is passionate about: <a href="https://www.mindsmatter.org/?utm_source=the-sure-shot-entrepreneur-podcast&utm_medium=Episode-91&utm_campaign=dont-fail-easily">Minds Matter</a></p><p> </p><h3>About Guest Speaker</h3><p>Ayush Jain is a Senior Associate at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund (ROTR Seed). Ayush is responsible for investment sourcing, execution, and portfolio support. Before joining Revolution, he held lead roles in R&D, Global Marketing, and Global Product Management at Stryker and J&J. He previously spent several years in the medtech space, at startups and Fortune 500 companies. Ayush designed, developed, and launched 3 breakthrough, life-saving implants to treat brain aneurysms and peripheral vascular disease, which now collectively generate $300M+ in global revenues. Ayush also served as the Co-President of Minds Matter San Francisco, an education non-profit serving over 100 low income high school students, where he raised $1M+ while leading the organization’s 350 volunteers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><h3>About Rise Of The Rest</h3><p><a href="https://revolution.com/entity/rotr/?utm_source=the-sure-shot-entrepreneur-podcast&utm_medium=Episode-91&utm_campaign=dont-fail-easily">Revolution’s Rise of the