What’s Your Problem?
Mike Blue is the CEO of HistoSonics. The company recently developed a device that uses ultrasound to destroy tumors.
On today’s show, Mike talks about how a garage-built prototype became an FDA-approved machine; changing the company’s story after a failed clinical trial; and why he loves being a salesman but hates most sales pitches.
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