Work with me

I have over 15 years of experience developing and commercializing digital health technologies. From 2010, I was the co-founder and CEO of Propeller Health, a digital health and therapeutics company dedicated to improving the management of asthma and COPD.

During the company's history, we partnered with leading health plans, provider systems, PBMs, retail pharmacies, and pharmaceutical companies to bring clinically-proven digital solutions to people with respiratory disease. We raised strategic investment from Walgreens, the California HealthCare Foundation, Kapor Capital, Social Capital, Safeguard, SR One, 3M, Aptar Pharma, Hikma Pharma, McKesson, and ResMed.

In 2019, the company was acquired for $225M by ResMed, where I continued to lead the business until stepping aside in 2021 to become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence.

Since 2022, I’ve been serving on the board of companies and advising / consulting to various startups and organizations. I’ve recently joined the Early Ventures Investment Committee at LifeArc Ventures. And I mentor companies participating in Creative Destruction Labs, a twelve-site, six-country program designed to accelerate the development of massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.

I regularly work with founders on partnership and acquisition strategy. Typically I take the team through a series of focused activities and working sessions over a two to three month time period. My goal is to leave the company with a practical framework to commercial partnering and strategic acquisition they can proactively use to develop their business and encourage better exits.


Partnering, Acquisition, and Leadership Advising

Weekly sessions on retainer. Please contact me for further details, references, and availability

Current Availability

  • Q4 2023 no availability

  • Q1 2024+ some availability

Contact

dvansickle@gmail.com