Entrepreneur Rx

The Physician's Guide To Starting A Business

Published by Forbes Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

THE PRESCRIPTION FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS
Being a physician is challenging. So is starting your own business. In Entrepreneur Rx, physician and serial entrepreneur, Dr. John Shufeldt, shares time-tested insights and knowledge for building a thriving startup while maintaining your practice. From identifying winning business ideas to raising necessary capital, Dr. Shufeldt offers a comprehensive insider’s view into strategies that have helped him develop and nurture a number of successful businesses (including two valued at more than $100 million).
Just as important, Dr. Shufeldt doesn’t pull any punches. He doesn’t soft pedal the obstacles that can bring down even the best business ideas. He’s candid about the mistakes and missteps he’s made himself. But, in sharing both his successes and failures, he equips any budding physician/entrepreneur with a balanced, thorough understanding of what it takes to build a winner. Read and use the concepts discussed in this book to start your own entrepreneurial journey with the confidence and the necessary tools to create the business of your dreams!

About The Author

JOHN SHUFELDT earned his BA from Drake and his MD from the Rosalind Franklin Medical School. He completed his emergency medicine residency in 1989. John received his MBA in 1995, and JD in 2005, both from ASU. In 2015, he earned his Six Sigma Black Belt. In 1993, he founded NextCare Urgent Care which was the largest urgent care company in the country. He is the business manager and a founding partner of Empower Emergency Physicians where he continues to practice. In 2010, John founded MeMD used by more than 450 providers to virtually treat more than 4.5 million patients. In 2015, John founded Tribal EM which is dedicated to improving the delivery of healthcare for Indigenous people.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Forbes Books (June 1, 2021)
  • Length: 208 pages
  • ISBN13: 9798887508931

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Dr. John Shufeldt isn’t just an accomplished physician, he’s an equally successful entrepreneur, having built a variety of thriving businesses. He shares his experience and insight in Entrepreneur Rx, a detailed roadmap for physicians looking to follow their own entrepreneurial paths. Dr. Shufeldt covers a number of keys to success, including: • How to identify a winning business idea. • Why being an entrepreneur will make you a better physician and person. • The value of failing fast and often. • The one-page business plan. • Testing a business idea with minimal risk. • What to look for in a partner. • Finding funding (where you might not expect). • Tools to evaluate business growth and profitability.
Starting your own business isn’t easy, but it should be rewarding and fun. In this comprehensive and entertaining book, Dr. Shufeldt helps you achieve both those goals.

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