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S1E02 $1k to $25M in 12 years | Dan Kasprzyk

Being an Engineer · 29 Apr 2020 · 35m · Episode 2

What this episode covers

Dan Kasprzyk, CEO of Poba Medical and Symple Surgical and board member of Machine Solutions, recounts his journey from a bioengineering student at ASU to building Machine Solutions from $1,000 to $25 million in revenue over 12 years. He explains how his team developed a specialized crimping technology for balloon catheters, successfully selling to major medical device companies like Medtronic, Boston Scientific, and Johnson & Johnson by solving a critical manufacturing pain point that large internal teams could not address. Kasprzyk details the strategic decision to focus on this specific product-led growth, which allowed the company to scale to 100 employees and eventually attract private equity interest, leading to his current ventures in microwave ablation and testing equipment.

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early-stage companies and companies scaling up

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Poba Medical, Symple Surgical, Machine Solutions, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott, Johnson and Johnson, Gore, Advanced cardiovascular systems, Vascular Solutions, Teleflex, Pipeline Design & Engineering, Arizona State University, University of Wisconsin

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