Narratives of Purpose

On Building a Medical Device Startup for Underserved Populations - from Global Health Pursuit

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Episode notes

In today’s episode, we are continuing our “episode swap” series with an episode from the Global Health Pursuit podcast hosted by engineer turned social impact storyteller, Hetal Baman.

On her podcast, Hetal tackles tough questions from the vast field of global health with a beginner's mindset.

In this interview, Hetal speaks with Sona Shah the co-founder of Neopenda. Neopenda's mission is to develop affordable medical devices addressing neonatal mortality, which are tailored to the unique constraints of underserved healthcare environments in low and middle-income countries.

Be sure to visit our podcast website for the full episode transcript. 

LINKS:

• Learn more about Sona Shah's company Neopenda at neopenda.com
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CHAPTERS:

00:08 - Introducing New Voices

04:47 - The Journey to Neopenda

12:27 - Addressing Healthcare Inequities

18:00 - Becoming an Entrepreneur

31:03 - The Product Market Fit Journey and Growing Neopenda's Team

36:24 - Navigating Challenges During COVID-19 and Restructuring Neopenda

44:18 - Advice From a Startup Entrepreneur