How Immunotherapy Changed the Outlook for Metastatic Melanoma
Overview: There was a period when metastatic melanoma conversations felt brutally short. Once the disease had spread beyond the skin into areas like the lungs, liver, bones, or brain, treatment options became limited very quickly. Physicians could still offer therapy, but expectations were usually modest.…
Hypophosphatasia Care: Why Diagnosis and Treatment Remain Challenging
Overview: Rare diseases are often discussed in terms of science, genetics, and treatment pipelines. But when physicians talk about hypophosphatasia, or HPP, the conversation usually becomes much more practical very quickly. Doctors talk about delayed diagnoses. Patients have been moving between specialists…
Beyond Fitness: How Wearable Devices Are Transforming Everyday Healthcare
Overview: Not very long ago, wearable devices were mostly seen as fitness gadgets! People bought smartwatches to count steps, track calories, or glance at phone notifications during meetings. Health tracking existed, but for many users, it felt more like an extra feature than the main reason to wear the…
Private Equity Due Diligence: Combining Fund Performance with Qualitative Analysis
Overview: The client, a limited partner, was reviewing a potential investment opportunity with a private equity firm. Most of the initial information available came through sell-side material shared by the deal agent. On paper, everything looked strong. The strategy sounded differentiated, the historical…
From Data Room to Investment Committee: Building an IC Memo That Drives Better Decisions
Overview: This came in when the client was already deep into a deal. They had a full data room, so information was not missing. If anything, there was too much of it. Everything was sitting in different folders. Financials in one place, projections somewhere else, customer data in another file. Some of it…
Why Hospitals Delay Capital Equipment Purchases: The Hidden Challenge of Long-Term Accountability
Overview: In conversations across hospitals, one pattern kept surfacing repeatedly. Early discussions around capital equipment were usually optimistic. Clinical teams talked about better outcomes, faster workflows, improved precision, or stronger support during critical procedures. Interest was visible in…
Hospital Capital Equipment Decisions Shift Toward Long-Term Accountability, Say Industry Experts
Overview: In conversations across hospitals, one pattern kept surfacing repeatedly. Early discussions around capital equipment were usually optimistic. Clinical teams talked about better outcomes, faster workflows, improved precision, or stronger support during critical procedures. Interest was visible in…
How We Simplified Quarterly Portfolio Tracking & Valuation for a Private Equity Client
Overview: This was not a broken process; it was just getting difficult to handle. The client, a Private Equity firm, already had a system for tracking portfolio performance and updating valuations every quarter. But as more companies were added to the portfolio, things started becoming messy. Files were…
CMI: How We Built a Reliable India VC Deal Flow & Startup Screening System for a Venture Capital Firm
Overview: The client didn’t come in saying something was broken. It was more like things were getting difficult to manage. They were tracking companies across several sectors in India, including fintech (non-lending), SaaS, health tech, logistics, and others. They also had a rough valuation range in mind and…
CMI Consulting LLC (Custom Market Insights): 10 Years of Thoughtful Progress
Overview: Ten years is a strange milestone. Long enough to feel proud of what’s been built, but also long enough to realize how much there still is to learn. When CMI Consulting LLC started back in 2016, the idea was actually pretty simple. We believed good decisions come from better conversations. Not…