Welcome to Life Sciences and Health Tech Entrepreneurs, an organization dedicated to helping entrepreneurs at all stages, from ideation to exit, succeed and thrive.
Our Mission
We believe that knowledge is meant to be shared, and through live (post-COVID) and virtual talks, workshops and networking events, members of our community will gain access to top tier angels and venture capital investors, “been there, done that” entrepreneurs and industry experts. Whether your focus is biotech, pharma, device or med-tech, we encourage you to join our community. Our vision is to foster and increase entrepreneurial success in the Life Sciences and Health Tech industries by building bridges and sharing knowledge across the Life Sciences centers of excellence in the US and around the globe. Click on your nearest city below to see our upcoming events in your area.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Find out more and register by clicking on the city nearest you below!
STARTUP FUNDAMENTALS #1: Avoid the Most Common Mistakes & Pitfalls
Online Event
STARTUP FUNDAMENTALS #2: Funding Strategy - Keep More Money on Exit
Online Event
STARTUP FUNDAMENTALS #3: Understanding the “Terms” in Term Sheets
Online Event
FIRESIDE CHAT with DAVID WEBER – Understanding the Fundamentals of IP STRATEGY
Online Event
BUILDING AND FUNDING A GREAT COMPANY: How to Give Yourself an Edge
Online Event
FIRESIDE CHAT with BRENT AHERNS -Canaan Partner, MedTech Serial Success
Online Event
LICENSING FUNDAMENTALS FOR LIFE SCIENCE: Successfully Negotiating a License
Online Event
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About the Founder
My name is Roger Rappoport founder of Life Sciences & Health Tech Entrepreneurs, a sometime angel, and a practicing corporate attorney based in San Diego and Silicon Valley (click here for bio), focused almost exclusively on representing emerging growth companies, and helping first time and serial entrepreneurs develop and implement strategies to build, finance, grow and, ultimately, sell their startups. I always elicit a chuckle from clients, when I tell them that the advice I provide typically falls into one of three buckets: legal advice (40%), business advice (40%) and psycho-therapy (on the house) (20%)! (The time devoted to psychotherapy is invariably higher (significantly) and seems to track closely with, the presence of a diminished bank account, an impending payroll, and the closing date of a financing that appears to be slipping.)
In addition, since virtually all of my clients are alike, in that they have no money, get money, have no money again, get more money again and, ultimately exit, there is constantly a little dash of matchmaking thrown into the mix, when it comes to helping entrepreneurs develop a funding strategy, and identifying the appropriate angels, angel groups or VC’s that we should target to fund the next “cool thing” or their “disruptive technology in that space.”
Having been an entrepreneur for a decade before becoming a lawyer (and having left a lot on the table and having learned many valuable lessons in that regard), I have what I believe is a unique perspective–the ability to view situations from both sides of the table. Whenever I dealt with lawyers in my prior life as an entrepreneur, I remember so often wanting to shout out to them “don’t keep telling me what I can’t do or give me a lecture on the law–just give me what you believe are the best alternatives to help me accomplish the things that I want to achieve!” This is one of my mantras that I try to live by in assisting my clients. Life Sciences & Health Tech Entrepreneurs is ultimately my attempt to provide access to all of those resources that I never had access to as an entrepreneur, which I believe can significantly contribute to the long term success of a company.
OUR SPONSORS
Since 1994, Tech San Diego has provided a unifying voice for San Diego’s technology community, fostering growth and business acceleration through collaborations between industry, education, and government. We support members from all sectors of the technology industry, including cybersecurity, big data, robotics, SaaS, biotech/healthcare, Internet of Things, defense, telecom and more.
Tech San Diego focuses on the real needs of small-to-mid-sized companies, which contribute greatly to our region’s flourishing innovation hub, which has more than 100,000 innovators, thought leaders, scientists, engineers and tech leaders. Together, we can make San Diego a world-class center of innovation, technology, and quality of life.