Opportunities in Healthcare Investing with Dave Vreeland

Welcome back to the Colloquium Podcast! In this episode, I welcome Dave Vreeland! With more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Dave is a well-known expert on healthcare IT and the future of the healthcare industry. Currently, he is a senior managing partner at Caduceus Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused on digital health investments. In this episode, Dave talks about his transition from being an operator to an investor in the healthcare technology industry. He talks about the overall status of the healthcare industry in the country and why there’s so much opportunity in it for the upcoming years. Join us and listen in![00:01 – 08:40] Opening SegmentWelcoming Dave to the showDave shares his backgroundDoing odd jobs early in his careerEarning his Master’s degree in Health AdministrationWorking in Ernst & Young in the early 90sStarting a consulting companyRetiring in 2016Starting new businesses[08:41 – 25:39] Healthcare Technology: From Operator to InvestorDave on Moving to Nashville and starting his own companyHaving a supporting wifeReleasing the pressure if you believe in the ideaGoing through a private equity-backed transactionFrom operator to investorDave on automation in healthcare systemsScaling his businessesThe strategy of reverse engineering How he used it to thrive in his businessesDave talks about ambulatory surgery centersOpportunities in the present healthcare systemChanges during the COVID-19 pandemicBeing a venture capitalistLeaving no one behind[25:40 – 40:26] Evaluating Opportunities in Healthcare Venture CapitalDiving deeper into the investment thesisThe future of healthcare systems in the USOn health insuranceInteraction technology between patients and physiciansThe healthcare spaces his company doesn’t touchLife sciencesPharma vs. BiotechHealthcare is full of middlemenHow Dave evaluates opportunities[40:27 – 44:31] Closing SegmentHow you can connect with Dave and his companyDave and I talk about Notre Dame FootballClosing wordsTweetable Quotes“You have to find a way to release that pressure if you really believe in what your idea is, and there's no better country in the world for that to happen than this one.” - Dave Vreeland“In so many situations, technology exists that's really effective and much more consumer-friendly, but that requires some kind of a catalyst to push that into the mainstream. We've seen that with remote patient monitoring, telehealth, and some of these other technologies. There's a long way to go, and we think this next decade is really going to be the big one.” - Dave VreelandResources Mentioned:Caduceus Capital PartnersExcelsior Capital------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Dave on Twitter and Linkedin! You can also contact him at [email protected] or call him at 615-335-5272!Check out Caduceus Capital Partners on their website and Twitter!Connect with me:LinkedInLIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND LEAVE US  A REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on. Thank you for tuning in and Stay Tuned for the Next Episode COMING SOON! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.