Not long after the New Year brings a three-month conference schedule for venture funds like our who are solely focused on digital health, including J.P. Morgan Healthcare in San Francisco; HIMSS in Orlando and SXSW in Austin. 

We’re planning on attending each conference and have in the past. With each attracting a different crowd – often including entrepreneurs pitching new ideas – we wanted to summarize the three conferences as we see them to give a little more color. Hopefully, it helps readers prioritize as they’re planning and prioritizing their 2017 calendars. 

At a time when people are reading less news every day, it's worth noting two recent stories that ran in newspapers the same day across Wisconsin. Both exemplify the opportunity and challenges with startup investing that HealthX Ventures and others are trying to address in our home state.