every four years a group of EPIC engineers leave to build a universal EMR standard, raise a bunch of money, and are never heard from again the ones that walk away from verona
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they occasionally disappear semi-successfully into mid-market PE exits but mostly just quietly die and resurface working in the HC practice at Accenture
i remember meeting this investor at a bad house party that funded six of these, and then sounding incredibly thrilled about their most recent investment in the space. when asked for the difference, I'll never forget his face lighting up before yelling 'universal compostability"
