Episode 279 | Melissa Muller, Founder & Principal Consultant at Muller Advisory Company | The First Five Things Medtech Founders Need to Know Before They Scale

<p>Melissa Muller, Founder and Principal Consultant at Muller Advisory Company, joins Duane Mancini for a practical conversation on what medtech founders must know before scaling beyond early adopters. Melissa breaks down why FDA clearance is only the starting line and why true growth depends on adoption readiness across clinical, financial, and commercial stakeholders. They dive into mapping the full clinical workflow end-to-end (including setup, IT, biomed, and reprocessing), identifying who must say yes (and who can still veto) through contracting and value analysis realities, and clarifying exactly how customers pay across hospitals, ASCs, and other sites of care. The conversation closes with how to drive repeat use, build advocates, and avoid “scaling assumptions” as care shifts and teams beyond the founder must carry the story.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-muller-mba/"><u>Melissa Muller LinkedIn</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mulleradvisory/"><u>Muller Advisory Company LinkedIn</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://mulleradvisory.com/"><u>Muller Advisory Company Website</u></a></p></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemancini/"><u>Duane Mancini LinkedIn</u></a></li><li><p><a href="https://www.projectmedtech.com/"><u>Project Medtech Website</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-medtech/?viewAsMember=true"><u>Project Medtech LinkedIn</u></a></p></li></ul><p>Thank you to our sponsors: <a href="https://wardpatent.com/"><u>Ward Law</u></a>, <a href="https://www.wheelhousedmg.com/"><u>Wheelhouse DMG</u></a>, and <a href="http://jumpstartinc.org/"><u>JumpStart Inc</u></a>.</p>