Five principles for building a medtech supplier network that evolves with your company. Written for pre-Series A founders who can’t afford to get supplier selection wrong — and don’t have time to learn the hard way.
Each article is a standalone piece targeting a specific problem. Read the one that matches where you are right now, or work through all five in order.
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The Report uses a specific vocabulary — Cathedral/Bazaar, the three stages, five principles by name, Buy Technical/Build Adaptive, Clockspeed/De-risk, Bridge capability.
Paste this prompt into any AI assistant along with the Report text and your context. You'll get a personalized 400-word summary anchored to your device and stage.
You are helping a medical device founder apply the SupplyIntel framework to their specific situation. Context to use: - The three stages: Prototype (Nail it), Clinical/Design Freeze (Scale it), Commercial (Sail it) - Five principles: Stage your network, Map the full chain, Inspect the process, Optimize for change-tolerance, Preserve optionality - Buy the Technical / Build the Adaptive distinction - Cathedral trap: over-qualifying for the wrong stage - Bridge capability for cross-border sourcing My situation: - Device type / domain: [your device] - Current stage: [prototype / clinical / commercial] - Specific question or decision: [what you're trying to figure out] Write a 400-word TL;DR that applies the framework above to my situation. Use plain language. Identify the one or two principles most relevant to where I am. Name the trap I'm most at risk of falling into. End with one concrete action.