My Letter to Santa

The following post originally appeared on author Lisa Suennen’s blog Venture Valkyrie.
Dear Santa,
I’m writing to you with my Christmas wish list. I realize that I am a little over the typical age limit for this activity, but I am pretty short so maybe I can still pass for a kid? I also know that, as a venture capitalist, I may automatically default to the “naughty list.” But I am an eternal optimist and I’m hoping that the social value inherent in investing in healthcare instead of video games and drones can help me put a few points on the Santa board.
Here’s to hoping that my wishes will be fulfilled, For what it’s worth, I will be listening for Rudolph et al on Christmas Eve, cookies at the ready. I make really good cookies. Here’s my list, in no particular order:
1. Great companies with rational valuations –I know it’s hoping for a lot, particularly the latter part, but hey, it never hurts to ask. It’s hard out here for a VC to make money when the buying-in price is looks down on the North Pole. I hate to be the Grinch, but great ideas turn into bad investments when the prices are too high.
2. A better IPO market for digital health companies—despite being sought after investments on the private front, most of these companies have not fared well in the public markets. That’s a serious bummer. There is nothing worse than a bunch of once-shiny objects ending up on the Island of Misfit Toys, banished to the land between parentheses. It ruins the ...

Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - December 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Advocacy Choice Consumer Health Care Innovation Patients Technology Source Type: blogs