Why Medical Device Start-Ups Fail: LinkedIn Group Weighs InWhy Medical Device Start-Ups Fail: LinkedIn Group Weighs In

The Medical Devices Group on LinkedIn shares its collective wisdom about why some medical device start-ups don't make the cut. 

We've covered how to get your medtech start-up noticed by investors and broken down MIT professor Robert Langer's formula for start-up success. But considering that up to three-quarters of start-ups end up going bust, perhaps more could be learned from looking at why medical device start-ups fail.

That topic is garnering a lot of interest on the Medical Devices Group on LinkedIn, where members are tossing around their opinions on why medical start-ups fail. Some of the reasons they've cited include the following:

Why do you think medtech startups fail? Let us know in the comments below. And to learn more about how to launch a successful medtech start-up, attend the medtech entrepreneurship conference track at MEDevice San Diego on September 26, 2013.

—Jamie Hartford is the managing editor of MD+DI.