#225 | How to Enter the US MedTech Market Without Wasting Your Export Budget

If you had £500,000 to enter the US with your MedTech product, where would you spend it first?For clinician founders looking to export a medical device to the US, the size of the opportunity can make it tempting to think big from day one. But entering the US MedTech market and scaling across it are two very different decisions. In this episode, Hakeem and international growth and commercialisation consultant Craig T. Ingram explore whether you should build a US sales team, appoint a distributor, raise more capital or prove your commercial model in one defined market segment first. In this episode you'll discover:Why treating the US as one enormous MedTech market can lead to expensive commercial and export decisions.How proving your commercial model in one defined US customer segment can help you understand acquisition costs, adoption pathways and whether your product can actually make money before you scale. Why hiring a sales team, appointing a distributor or raising more capital shouldn't substitute for first understanding exactly where, how and why your medical device will sell in the US. Listen now to discover how to approach US MedTech market entry, prove your commercial model and make your export budget work harder before committing significant capital to scaling.Book a 30min Healthcare Export Accelerator discovery callMessage me via DM on LinkedinThis podcast is for clinicians and solo founders feeling stuck in turning their medical devices into real businesses, with practical insight on go to market strategy, sales strategy, product launch, sales plans, business growth, exporting, selling internationally and how to scale up their international sales in MedTech.