Richard Caro
Over the years, I seem to have put articles and talks and bio’s in various places on the web. This site is an index, so if you are interested you can find them.
About Me
Dr. Richard G. Caro has 30+ years of experience at the intersection of technology and business — as startup CEO; startup CTO; scientist/inventor; angel investor; and advisor to emerging growth companies.
He has deep domain expertise in the fields of agetech; medical devices / healthcare; digital health; telecom; and photonics — and a particular interest in turning “deep-tech” innovation into profitable businesses.
Leveraging Technology to Improve Aging
Since 2014, I and some colleagues have been exploring the intersection of aging and technology, with help from a virtual community of older adults called the Longevity Explorers.
We are especially interested in tools that improve quality of life as we age, and allow people to remain independent for longer as they grow older.
This is primarily a social venture, and much of what we have done is shared in the form of articles and talks on Tech-enhanced Life.
We also offer advisory services to companies interested in creating products that older adults will find important.
Innovation: Turning Science into Profits
A lot of my hands-on entrepreneurial experience has involved working with deep-tech innovations (things like new types of medical devices and lasers).
Between 2004 and 2016 I spoke and wrote quite a lot about the principles of transforming science-based innovation into profitable businesses. You can find that (archival) body of work by clicking below and going to SciencetoProfits.
From today’s perspective, these articles and talks are best thought of as a complement to the well publicized work (by others) on lean startup methodology and customer development.
A key distinction that we try and handle in the frameworks and ideas herein is that science-based startups have “invention risk” as well as “market risk”.