How healthcare startups can help in the battle against COVID-19 By Sanjeev Agrawal, President, LeanTaaS As a leading healthcare startup our company has both a unique perspective and a special responsibility in how we respond to the COVID-19 crisis. …

I used to think that the hard part about leading a company was basically understanding the market, figuring out the product to build in all it’s gnarly glory, building, and then selling and delivering product. I have changed my mind. The hardest part of building a company is building out…

Airlines are arguably more operationally complex, asset-intensive, and regulated than hospitals, yet the best performers are doing a better job by far than most hospitals at keeping costs low and make a decent profit while delivering what their customers expect. Southwest Airlines, for example, has figured out how to do…

Not many kids have the kind of problems that Richard Turere, a young boy in Kenya had growing up. In the Maasai community where he lived, the lions posed a big threat to their cattle. At age six, he was curious: how can I protect my family’s cows from these…

There’s plenty of career advice out there. I’m no career expert, but I have been fortunate enough to work at some amazing companies like Google and McKinsey. I have also started and sold a couple of companies and have had many failures. …

I sometimes get asked: What is leadership? How can I become a leader? Usually the general frame of reference is a leadership role in an organization. Often the person asking is an individual contributor or a young leader, aspiring to become a better leader. Sometimes it’s a deeper question that…

One of the most common questions I get, especially from engineers and designers, and even some forward looking data scientists is “how do I break into product management?” Some people have this myth that you need an MBA to become a product manager. Some believe that you need to become…

iQueue (www.leantaas.com) is looking for software engineers (all levels), analytical product managers, and product designers. We are a Series B funded healthcare analytics startup growing fast. See http://leantaas.com/careers What We Do: We use Math — or if you want to be fancier, Data Science and Machine Learning — to help…

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s a time when the air is filled with gratitude — people take time to be thankful for what they have and it shows. I love the authenticity and the secular goodness of the holiday. So far I’ve received more…