Episode
Nobody Should Have to Live Like This
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- Invst Guru
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- Mar 19, 2026
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- 1245
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Summary
When Nadia Tedeschi was working as a nursing assistant, a patient looked up at her through tears and said, "Nobody should have to live like this." That moment sent her to her garage — and eventually to the forefront of one of the most overlooked problems in modern healthcare. Nadia is the founder of Mylo Medical , a startup on a mission to replace the bedpan — a device that hasn't been reinvented in over 400 years — with a smarter, more dignified solution. The Mylo Pan features an inflatable design for patient comfort, a biodegradable drawstring bag system for infection control, and a reusable base that dramatically reduces waste. Simple. Obvious. Overdue. In this episode, Nadia and Jeff dig into the real business of building a medical device startup from scratch — the regulations, the IP strategy, the go-to-market hurdles, and the fundraising path less traveled. Nadia also opens up about what keeps her up at night, the moment a trade show attendee tried to buy a prototype held together with a shoelace , and why she believes the bedpan has gone untouched for so long simply because nobody talks about it. In this episode: Why hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are costing the healthcare system billions — and how a better bedpan is part of the solution The inflatable, biodegradable design behind the Mylo Pan and its patent-pending cinch-and-seal mechanism FDA Class I registration, QMS compliance, and what the regulatory path actually looks like for a device like this How Nadia is targeting distributors, GPOs, and chief nursing officers to drive hospital adoption Why she chose equity crowdfunding over traditional medtech funding routes — and what she's building beyond just capital The milestones between here and full-scale commercial launch Lessons from a solo founder who…