Well… kinda.  Yesterday was a Nashville Health Care Council luncheon titled “Financing the Deal.”  (Ex-) Senator Dr. Bill Frist was the moderator for the panel of financial industry health care analysts.  Some were from the venture capital arena, some were from banking and others from equity firms.

There was decent discussion regarding the money available in  health care today for small companies looking to do something innovative that increase productivity and efficiency.  I wanted to share with you the main points I drew from the discussion, in case anyone else out there is working their butts off in a start-up/entrepreneurial company in health care.

The following list comes in no particular order (other than what’s freshest in my memory):

1. Investors are looking for the “right” business model and the “right” management teams.  If you are looking for capital… only seek the amount that you need based on your management team and business …
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