Show Notes
In this episode of the Superconnector podcast, Nick Damiano discusses his robotic surgery startup Andromeda Surgical, which he leads as CEO. Previously, Nick founded medical device startup Zenflow and medtech startup Avail (fka Nurep), which was valued at over $1b. He was the first medtech founder to go through YC and has now founded 2 YC startups.
We cover Nick's long journey through the startup world and his process for building the next great medtech company with a combination of Robotics, AI, and Surgery.
Chapters
00:31 Andromeda Origins
01:57 AI & Robotic Surgery
06:21 Surgeon Partnerships
08:41 Why MedTech Is Hard
9:54 Finding Investors
16:14 Founding Team
19:15 Product Development
21:52 Industry Growth
26:10 Doing YC Twice
29:57 Best Advice
E9: 2x YC founder Nick Damiano on his robotic surgery startup Andromeda Surgical | YC S23