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Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— ————————- How many AI tools does a physician actually need? According to Dr. Mike Woo-Ming, far fewer than most people think. In this practical solo episode of Bootstrap MD, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming shares lessons learned after testing dozens of AI tools over the past 18 months as a physician entrepreneur and coach. Rather than chasing every new platform or trend, he explains why physicians should focus on building a simple, sustain

Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— ————————- What if the biggest bottleneck in your business isn't intelligence, but time, attention, and execution? Most physicians are using AI like a search engine. Asking one-off questions, getting answers, and moving on. But according to Dr. Mike Woo-Ming, that's only scratching the surface of what AI can actually do. In this solo episode, Dr. Woo-Ming shares how he built a simple AI workflow to manage his overflowing inbox

Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— Are you building a successful medical practice or healthcare business but still feeling blindsided by your tax bill every year? In this episode of BootstrapMD, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming welcomes CPA Spencer Carroll of Gelt to discuss tax strategies that can help physician entrepreneurs maximize earnings and avoid costly mistakes. Spencer explains how tax planning becomes more complex as practices grow, highlighting key considerations

Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— ————————- Why do so many physicians spend months preparing to launch a business but never actually get started? In this solo episode, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming explores what he calls the "credentialing trap". This is the tendency for physicians to keep collecting courses, certifications, tools, and information instead of putting a real offer into the market. Drawing from his own entrepreneurial journey, he shares how his first paid w

Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— ————————- Physicians are natural problem-solvers. Every day, they identify inefficiencies, unmet needs, and opportunities for innovation. Yet many physician entrepreneurs struggle not because they lack ideas, but because they lack a reliable system to capture, prioritize, and execute those ideas. In this episode of BootstrapMD, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming introduces the concept of building an AI-powered second brain, a simple framework

Listen to this episode: play the audio Most physicians have the majority of their wealth tied up in their practices, retirement accounts, or traditional investments. But what if there were ways to diversify using technology-driven strategies that don't require watching charts all day or reacting emotionally to market swings? In this episode of Bootstrap MD, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming sits down with Jeff Sekinger, to discuss algorithmic trading and how physicians can gain exposure to

Listen to this episode: play the audio Most physicians ask, “What business should I start?” But the better first question is: Where is the money I’ve already earned but haven’t captured? In this solo episode of Bootstrap MD, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming walks through the concept of hidden revenue and shares five practical places where opportunities are hiding in plain sight. He demonstrates how AI can help spot patterns, reactivate old leads, monetize existing content, fix leaky offers

Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— ————————- What if your best clinical advice is dying in the exam room with you? Most physicians are sitting on a goldmine of expertise, patient lessons, and hard-won insights, but it stays trapped inside the exam room. In this solo episode of Bootstrap MD, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming makes the honest case for why building a podcast before you need leverage is one of the smartest moves a physician can make. He shares how a podcast crea

Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— ——————————— What if the fastest way to grow your authority isn't creating more content, but borrowing trust from audiences that already exist? In this episode of Bootstrap MD, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming explains why podcast guesting is one of the most underutilized growth strategies available to physicians, entrepreneurs, and practice owners. Drawing from personal experience, he shares how a single podcast appearance led to valuable i

Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— ——————————— Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how physicians evaluate new business opportunities, and in this episode, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming explains how healthcare entrepreneurs can use AI as a practical "chief of staff" to dramatically reduce the time it takes to validate ideas. Rather than spending 10–20 hours conducting market research, competitive analysis, and business planning, physicians can leverage AI agents t

Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— ——————————— Building a successful medical practice requires far more than clinical expertise. It demands strong leadership, effective hiring, and systems that allow physicians to scale without burning out. In this episode of BootstrapMD, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming welcomes Felix Lin to explore how practice owners can overcome these challenges by combining proven leadership principles with the power of artificial intelligence. Drawing

Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— ——————————— Most physicians don’t have a time problem, they have a delegation problem. Medical training rewards doing everything yourself, but that same habit is what keeps so many doctors charting in their pajamas at night. In this episode of Bootstrap MD, Dr. Mike Woo-Ming shows how to treat AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or similar) as a chief of staff rather than just another login. He walks through a simple three-step sys

Listen to this episode: play the audio ——————————— ——————————— A successful surgeon once told Dr. Mike Woo-Ming he could not attend a mastermind because every time he left his practice, revenue dropped. That story opens a candid look at five decisions physician entrepreneurs routinely make that feel reasonable on the day they are made, and become expensive for years afterward. The episode walks through each mistake in detail: making your services easy to price-shop by competi

Listen to this episode: play the audio __________________________________ How many business ideas are you currently sitting on? If the answer is more than one, this episode is for you. Dr. Mike Woo-Ming opens with a hard truth most ambitious physicians eventually face: seven ideas is functionally the same as zero. A business you haven’t started pays you exactly as much as one you haven’t thought of yet. Drawing from his own experience building a medical practice while simulta