E9: 2x YC founder Nick Damiano on his robotic surgery startup Andromeda Surgical

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E9: 2x YC founder Nick Damiano on his robotic surgery startup Andromeda Surgical | YC S23

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E9: 2x YC founder Nick Damiano on his robotic surgery startup Andromeda Surgical | YC S23

Nick Damiano discusses his process for building the next great medtech company through a combination of Robotics, AI, and Surgery.

Superconnector

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Matt Joseph

Apr 25, 2024

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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

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