James Hamet has been working in AI and neurotech since his undergrad days. He is a serial neurotech founder and has been deeply involved with both Neurable and Vistim Labs. Our interview covers a range of topics: his early days in neurotech, lessons learned from his time at Neurable, an overview of Vistim’s products/tech, his vision for the future of the space (both short term and long term), the differences between going bootstrapped vs VC-funded, advice for founders, and more. Recorded: March 7, 2024. Host: Robert Murcko.
Key Moments:
0:00 Intro
3:45 Initial Involvement in Neuroscience/Neurotech
7:29 Founding of Vistim Labs
10:30 Learnings from Neurable Inform Current Work
13:25 Venture Funding Pros/Cons
19:00 Vistim Labs Tech/Product
22:47 Vistim Labs Involvement w/ Research & Academia
25:47 Researchers are kind of like investors
26:23 Vistim Labs Competitors
31:01 Vistim Labs Short-Term Future
33:23 The Secret of All Business
35:10 Vistim Labs Long-Term Vision
40:50 Advice for Breaking Into Neurotech
44:50 The Future of Neurotech
48:57 Conclusion
Links
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