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On the Record / Off the Record (OTR/OTR)
PAC hosts monthly OTR/OTR conversations with innovators, leaders and investors in tech.
The first half hour of each session is recorded, and clips are shared online.
The second half hour is an unrecorded, private Q&A with invited attendees.
Challenging Healthcare’s Status Quo: Contrarian or Common Sense?
How do we address the tension between profit and patient care in the complex world of health care?
Advancing Responsible AI in Healthcare with CHAI
The healthcare industry is buzzing with AI innovation, but how do we ensure it’s safe, fair, and effective? Merage Ghane, Director of Responsible AI at the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), sheds light on this challenge.
Funding Strategies for Tech Startups
During TechWeek by a16z in Los Angeles, PAC brought together panelists with diverse funding experience to discuss traditional, alternative and resourceful ways to fund tech products.
Behavior Change: What Determines or Inhibits Success?
David Nickelson, Senior Partner & Advisory Lead at Randstad Digital talks about his experience advising organizations on large-scale change and behavior change tactics.
AI in Action: How a national leader in healthcare evaluates and uses AI today
Dr. Paul Lukac, Director of Applied AI at UCLA Health, joined PAC for a discussion on how UCLA Health is assessing, adopting, and integrating AI technologies.
Climate Tech: Money Meets Mission
Hear from 3 climate tech VCs about their varying approaches to the market from both from areas of focus and types of investment vehicles. Hosted by PAC’s Mary Beth Snodgrass.
Beyond Advocacy: Scaling Patient Empowerment with Andrea Wilson Woods
A lively conversation between PAC’s Jeanne Teshler and Andrea Wilson Woods, healthcare entrepreneur who is transforming cancer patient outcomes by filling the education gap.
Startup vs. Corporate Leadership: Are you built for the climb or the cruise?
PAC’s Exited Entrepreneurs in Residence (EEIRs) share their founder experiences leading and growing teams with radical candor, “managing upwards”, and more.
Healthcare Innovation Lessons Learned with Steven Dodsworth: Digital Health Dilemmas and Opportunities
Highlights from a conversation between PAC’s Jeanne Teshler and Steven Dodsworth, Founder of DHV-NET, a former life scientist who has spent the past 15 years focused on digital innovation in healthcare.
Community-driven product growth: a sharing-economy success story
PAC’s Exited Entrepreneur in Residence (EEIR) shares her founder experiences enabling social behaviors and product-led growth to disrupt a crowded market.
Balancing product pricing and growth tensions
PAC’s Exited Entrepreneurs in Residence (EEIRs) discuss the challenges of product pricing and growth as B2C and B2B startups grow and evolve.
Bootstrapping vs. fundraising and growing talent resourcefully
PAC’s Exited Entrepreneurs in Residence (EEIRs) share their founder experiences fundraising and bootstrapping, key characteristics to look for when hiring people, and more.
Healthcare Innovation Lessons Learned with Jeff Feeney: A hospital administrator’s perspective
Highlights from a great conversation between PAC’s Mary Beth Snodgrass and Jeanne Teshler, and Jeff Feeney, a former hospital executive with experience in both for profit and non-profit health systems including Ascension, HCA Healthcare, and Health iPASS Inc.
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