The Healthcare Disruptor

DR. RANDALL W. JONES, Coming from a humble background in rural nowhere, became decorated soldier with the US Air Force, earned a doctor of engineering degree (MBA-PhD combination), and started three medical technology companies. ScanMed has developed a prostate/pelvic MRI coil that significantly improves patient comfort and cancer detection. FirstScan, a novel cancer-screening business, proved that MRI could be an accurate and economical adjunctive tool for identifying early disease. And Bot Image employs artificial intelligence to enhance the performance and accuracy of radiologists and technicians when reading MRI scans. Together, these innovations are saving thousands of lives. Dr. Jones currently resides with his wife, Melanie, in Belgrade, Maine.

INTRODUCTION

ROOTS Humble Beginnings Off for Adventure Foundation of Knowledge The Naive Entrepreneur In the Ring with a Five-Hundred-Pound Gorilla
SCANMED The Smart(er) Entrepreneur Defining a “Great” Idea The 5 Phases of Engineering Development™ My Magic Formula for Raising Capital The FirstScan Experience Harpooning the Whale
BOT IMAGE Starting a Subsidiary Designing the Software and Dancing with the FDA Branding, Investors, and an End Run How to Live Long and Prosper
EPILOGUE RANDY’S RULES APPENDICES ABOUT THE AUTHOR