In this week’s episode Ben shares his journey from clinician to advising the CEO of NHS England and now building Europe's largest provider of digital-first home healthcare.

We discussed:

🏥 Deciding a career between banking and medicine

💡 Foresight into the adoption of technology in healthcare

🏢 Surrounding yourself with people who are pushing boundaries and different sectors

👑 Becoming an advisor to the CEO of the NHS

📈 The landscape in healthtech (Saturation, Market size etc)

🚀 0 to 1 in building Cera

💥 Response to Cera from traditional brick and mortar companies

🏠 How to build a healthy remote culture

⚖️ Differentiating between a passion project and a viable business

🚩 Identifying when a startup is failing or needs to pivot

🛡️ Staying in the driving seat and not being pushed out

🤝 Trusting team members and letting go of responsibility

🧠 Mental health and well-being as a founder

Dr. Ben Maruthappu is a London-based doctor, Co-founder of multi-award winning technology company Cera. Advised the CEO of NHS England for 3 years. First from British healthcare included in Forbes' 30under30; listed in WIRED's 10 Innovators revolutionizing Healthcare; Disruptive Leader of the Year. Received an MBE in the Queen's 2020 New Year Honours list for services to Health & Care technology.