Episode 139 | Daniel Hawkins, Founder & CEO at Avail Medsystems | The Shockwave Medical Story: From Startup to a $10+ Billion Market Cap

In this episode, Daniel Hawkins at Avail Medsystems and Duane Mancini discuss his background in the medical device industry, his time at Advanced Cardiovascular Systems (Abbot Vascular), Intuitive Surgical, his startup with the founder of Amgen, how he founded Shockwave Medical, his relationship with Antoine Papiernik at Sofinnova Partners, the proper way to challenge voice of customer, the support from Casey McGlynn at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the investment @Shockwave received from Fred Moll at Intuitive Surgical, what he is doing at Avail Medical Systems, asking the right questions, Restore medical, staying the course, being very intentional about who you bring on your team, being mindful of your investors and board members, and so much more.
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