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Would you turn away 40% of your business to stay true to your purpose? I recently had the privilege of speaking with Madan Kandula, MD, a visionary leader and founder of ADVENT, whose relentless focus on purpose has redefined how they approach breathing health. I'm taking away some important lessons: - True growth begins when you align your work with a clear, meaningful purpose. For Dr. Kandula, this meant focusing solely on breathing triangle solutions and letting go of other ENT services—even when they made up 40% of revenue. - Purpose transforms fear into clarity: "When you're clear on your purpose, hard decisions become easy." - Strategy is as much about what you say no to as what you say yes to. At Wesper, our purpose is to transform how people approach sleep health, empowering them to live fuller, healthier lives. Dr. Kandula’s courageous decision to align ADVENT with its purpose, even at great cost, is a reminder that staying true to your vision isn’t always easy—but it’s the only way to create real, lasting impact. Link to the full section here: https://lnkd.in/eY7qzAND #wesper #adventknows #sleep #sleephealth #leadership #purpose #strategy

"Why wait a year to tell someone they’re screwing up? Fix it in real time." As we’re approaching the end of the year, I chatted with Howard Lerman, who’s led startups to IPO and is now creating the wonderful Roam cloud HQ, about Performance Reviews. He doesn’t mince words about performance management and thinks it’s time to rethink the annual review. My takeaways: 1. Traditional reviews are slow and reactive; give feedback in real time instead. 2. Replace weekly one-on-ones with group problem solving sessions—they’re more impactful. 3. The future? AI-driven feedback loops that are faster, fairer, and more actionable. At Wesper, we’re in that crucial growth phase where team alignment and speed are everything. Howard’s perspective resonates deeply as we work to keep our culture agile—ensuring that feedback is constant, honest, and helpful, so we can all grow in real time. It’s about transparent communication between real people. Watch the full section here: https://lnkd.in/etUugW-K #wesper #ai #ceo #performance #leadership #performancereviews #companyculture

Last night, Cornell Tech’s 2024 Runway and Spinouts teams presented their work and pitched their companies and missions to a panel of esteemed judges. The winners of this year’s pitch competition were Jason F. and Neil Yeung with Vinci AI Labs, a platform that scales in-video influencer sponsorships with generative AI. Congratulations! This year's panel of judges included Uzi De-Haan, Founder and former Director of Runway; Amir Reuveny, 2019 Postdoctoral Fellow and CEO of Wesper; Halyna Vasylevska ‘19, Sector Lead of Cybersecurity Portfolio Development at Munich Re Ventures; Giordana Pulpo ’22, Co-Founder of Abstractive Health; and Tara Bishop MD, MPH, Founder and Managing Director of Black Opal Ventures. This event marks the completion of the Runway and Spinouts teams’ workshop series. Applications are open for the 2025 Runway Startup Postdoc Program at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech. Learn more about the program: https://bit.ly/3O5sEOO #Runway #Spinouts #Startups #JacobsInstitute #CornellTech #BuildingVentures #EducatingLeaders #CreatingTechnologies

Don't sleep on this Transform Dental Sleep Symposium Sponsor. Definitely visit Matthew Allard & Andrew N. at the Wesper booth to learn about their innovative Home Sleep Testing solutions. Be sure to challenge Matt to an arm-wrestling competition & Andrew to a lil' game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. But first, register using their exclusive discount code WESPER50 to save $$$ on your tuition. See you in sunny Scottsdale, AZ January 31 - February 1 2025!