Standalone guides on medtech supply chain — each targets a specific problem founders run into at pre-Series A. No gate, no signup required.
Most medtech founders qualify suppliers like big medtech does: plan it once, lock it in. That's the Cathedral approach — and it breaks pre-Series A companies. Not because founders pick badly. Because they pick with the wrong frame.
China's supplier base is deep and accessible for generic process categories — but only with bridge capability in the loop. Without it, the same things that make China attractive become the source of costly misunderstandings.
Your product has a roadmap. Your supplier network should too. Why the right supplier at prototype is often the wrong supplier at commercial — and how to plan the transitions before they become crises.
Supplier selection has two layers. The technical layer you can buy through credentials and audits. The adaptive layer — can we work together as things change? — you have to build through interaction. Most founders never evaluate it.
Five principles for qualifying medtech suppliers at pre-Series A — practical guidance for founders who need to get it right the first time.