What My Last Patient Session Taught Me About Startup Resilience

I was in my office, the air thick with anticipation, when the door opened and in walked a couple who had been patients of mine for several years. They had ex...

Trusting Your Instincts: A Lesson from Both IVF Treatments and Startup Ventures

As I sat with a couple last week in my clinic, their story reminded me of a startup founder I once backed. They had just faced another unsuccessful IVF cycle...

The Unseen Costs of IVF: What I Learned the Hard Way

I remember sitting in my clinic one afternoon, looking over the financial breakdown of IVF treatments with a couple who had been through more than their fair...

From Fertility Clinics to Classrooms: Why Empathy is Our Greatest Tool

I've been reflecting on a conversation I had with a young medical student recently, and it struck me how critical empathy is, not just in the clinic but also...

Why Startup Founders Need a Reality Check, Just Like IVF Patients

I sat in my clinic last week with a couple who had come to me with stars in their eyes, eagerly anticipating the miracles that modern IVF could offer. As the...

The Courage to Ask: What My Fertility Patients Teach Me About Questioning Assumptions

I sat across from a patient last week, a hopeful couple anxious to start their journey into parenthood. They seemed well-prepared, yet brimming with question...

What Startup Founders Can Learn from Patients Facing Miscarriage

I was sitting in my clinic last week, speaking to a couple who had just experienced their third miscarriage. The pain in their eyes was palpable, a mix of gr...

The Day I Learned More from a Failed IVF Cycle Than Any Medical Textbook

I've been in the field of IVF for years, yet it was a failed cycle that truly opened my eyes to the complexities that textbooks often gloss over. A few month...

When an AI Tutor Failed My Child and What It Taught Me About Education

I've always believed that technology, when harnessed properly, can be a powerful ally in education. As an angel investor with a deep interest in educational ...

I Thought I Knew Everything About IVF Until I Met This Patient

I Thought I Knew Everything About IVF Until I Met This Patient I met a patient last week who made me rethink everything I thought I knew about IVF. In this l...