Tony, So sorry to hear about the termination. You were tremendously helpful to us as a small startup navigating the chemical regulatory landscape. I can personally vouch for Tony's proficiency and utility around chemical regulations, including EPA clean air and water acts, TSCA, and EPA PMNs. Best of luck with next steps.
Tony, sorry to hear about you being doge'd... is there a hashtag for that yet? #doged. I am now consulting for companies in sustainability in the areas of technology and organizational scale-up (I have even taken on a Co-CEO role to actively mentor).
In my opinion, your experience is well suited for consulting, should you want to do that. Companies that need FDA approval for their devices likely have no idea of what is needed, they fill out the forms to check the boxes, with the strongest desire to do the right thing in the end, but overwhelmed by the uncertainty and complexity around the process. Imagine if there was an expert out there that could tell them: "If you do it this way, and get this information organized in this manner, it will fly through, because it is what is required for a safe device from the FDA's perspective" moreover, if this expert could tell them: "I can even go and answer questions and explain clearly so the process goes smoothly, now that they have fewer people". Reducing time an uncertainty is incredibly valuable. This is also a win for the FDA, since they would be getting exactly what they want and how they want it. They know, if you are consulting, they know it will be good and easy, and they can recommend you. A win for the client, a win for the FDA, and a win for the customer that gets the life saving devices quicker.
Thanks Roman! I’m already well down that path actually. It’s incredible. Thank you for reading! Let me know how the mentoring goes too. I’ve been doing some of that too. The key is finding great people to mentor and being selective I think
I have only one company where I am a shareholder (little pay, equity in its place), the others are paying customers at market rates. They all include some level of mentoring.
On your path as a consultant, for medical devices, Boston is a hot bed. Houston has a pretty good ecosystem as well, given the size of the Medical Center. Overseas companies may be a niche (Europe is trying hard to spur innovation).
Tony, So sorry to hear about the termination. You were tremendously helpful to us as a small startup navigating the chemical regulatory landscape. I can personally vouch for Tony's proficiency and utility around chemical regulations, including EPA clean air and water acts, TSCA, and EPA PMNs. Best of luck with next steps.
Thank you James! I’m hopeful for your company and I’m looking forward to reading about you all in the news or maybe even on here???
Great post Tony. Do you see any rationality here with the cuts, or it's more of a X% across the board without regard to possible consequences?
I think it was just “cut as deep and as hard as possible.” Even rusty was axed and he was super qualified and a former executive.
Tony -- This was a brilliantly crafted post!
Tony, sorry to hear about you being doge'd... is there a hashtag for that yet? #doged. I am now consulting for companies in sustainability in the areas of technology and organizational scale-up (I have even taken on a Co-CEO role to actively mentor).
In my opinion, your experience is well suited for consulting, should you want to do that. Companies that need FDA approval for their devices likely have no idea of what is needed, they fill out the forms to check the boxes, with the strongest desire to do the right thing in the end, but overwhelmed by the uncertainty and complexity around the process. Imagine if there was an expert out there that could tell them: "If you do it this way, and get this information organized in this manner, it will fly through, because it is what is required for a safe device from the FDA's perspective" moreover, if this expert could tell them: "I can even go and answer questions and explain clearly so the process goes smoothly, now that they have fewer people". Reducing time an uncertainty is incredibly valuable. This is also a win for the FDA, since they would be getting exactly what they want and how they want it. They know, if you are consulting, they know it will be good and easy, and they can recommend you. A win for the client, a win for the FDA, and a win for the customer that gets the life saving devices quicker.
Have fun with it
Thanks Roman! I’m already well down that path actually. It’s incredible. Thank you for reading! Let me know how the mentoring goes too. I’ve been doing some of that too. The key is finding great people to mentor and being selective I think
I have only one company where I am a shareholder (little pay, equity in its place), the others are paying customers at market rates. They all include some level of mentoring.
On your path as a consultant, for medical devices, Boston is a hot bed. Houston has a pretty good ecosystem as well, given the size of the Medical Center. Overseas companies may be a niche (Europe is trying hard to spur innovation).