Entrepreneur Rx

JOHN SHUFELDT earned his BA from Drake and his MD from the Rosalind Franklin Medical School. He completed his emergency medicine residency in 1989. John received his MBA in 1995, and JD in 2005, both from ASU. In 2015, he earned his Six Sigma Black Belt. In 1993, he founded NextCare Urgent Care which was the largest urgent care company in the country. He is the business manager and a founding partner of Empower Emergency Physicians where he continues to practice. In 2010, John founded MeMD used by more than 450 providers to virtually treat more than 4.5 million patients. In 2015, John founded Tribal EM which is dedicated to improving the delivery of healthcare for Indigenous people.

• FOREWORD INTRODUCTION START THE JOURNEY AND NAIL THE RIGHT IDEA BUY AND STRUCTURE A BUSINESS START SMART, STAY LEAN DEFINE YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE CRAFT A ONE-PAGE BUSINESS PLAN NAME AND BRAND YOUR BUSINESS MONEY MATTERS CULTURE, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, AND LEADERSHIP MANAGE METRICS PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS CONCLUSION JOHN’S 21 RULES (AND COUNTING) CURBSIDE CONSULTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Dr. John Shufeldt isn’t just an accomplished physician, he’s an equally successful entrepreneur, having built a variety of thriving businesses. He shares his experience and insight in Entrepreneur Rx, a detailed roadmap for physicians looking to follow their own entrepreneurial paths. Dr. Shufeldt covers a number of keys to success, including: • How to identify a winning business idea. • Why being an entrepreneur will make you a better physician and person. • The value of failing fast and often. • The one-page business plan. • Testing a business idea with minimal risk. • What to look for in a partner. • Finding funding (where you might not expect). • Tools to evaluate business growth and profitability. Starting your own business isn’t easy, but it should be rewarding and fun. In this comprehensive and entertaining book, Dr. Shufeldt helps you achieve both those goals.