How do you tell your investors you've got a terminal cancer the day after you closed a Series A, and more importantly, how do you continue to run your life and your company forward, despite the odds. Submittable CEO Michael FitzGerald was faced with this choice, this is his story.
Key points in this episode
How did Submittable founders pay for their business in the early days?
How did Submittable change after getting into Y Combinator?
What did Michael FitzGerald learn about growing a company in Montana?
What key breakthrough helped Submittable hire senior people to work in Missoula, Montana?
What are some activities available in Missoula, MT?
Is Submittable trying to be a remote-first company?
What is the hard part about building a business in cancer support What do people go through when they get cancer?
Where can patients find hospitals that offer a Hai Pump surgery?
Why do we need privacy laws around medical data?
Where can patients find hospitals that offer a Hai Pump surgery?
Michael FitzGerald started a project HaiPump.com which helps cancer patients to find all the hospitals which offer Hai Pump surgery.
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