What USD’s First Hackathon Revealed About South Dakota’s Talent Pipeline

USD’s first hackathon revealed more than student ingenuity. It exposed a talent pipeline that’s deeper than expected. Students paired advanced tools with foundational methods, while bringing a broader, human-centered perspective to the problems they chose to solve. The capability is there. What happens next is the question.

Real World Evidence for MedTech Startups: Insights from Ian Weimer

Youtube thumbnail showing Ian Weimer in Episode 18 of the Favorable Environments podcast

For early-stage medtech companies, proving value often comes long before a product is built. In this conversation, Ian Weimer shares how real world evidence is shifting from a niche capability to essential infrastructure, and what that means for founders building in a changing regulatory and funding environment.

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