Esther Dyson Says Health Tech Startups Require Patience, Medical Input

After nearly a decade of investing in health tech and biotech companies, Esther Dyson has one piece of advice for prospective founders: Understand that your company isn’t a tech startup.

Ms. Dyson says health tech startups require a drastically different mindset than tech startups. For one thing, technology companies often try to push out products at light speed. Health tech companies targeting consumers need to operate more slowly.