E141: The Playbook to Building Cera, Raising £400m and Staying in the Driving Seat - Dr. Ben Maruthappu (Founder and CEO - Cera)
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Show Notes
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.
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