On a small team, “more with less” isn’t a motto, it’s the expectation. And if you’re still storing all your startup documents in SharePoint and using email to distribute startup packages we’re sure a good chunk of the week disappears into manual trackers, waiting on sites, and re-filing responses you just did three days ago.

Every sponsor is chasing the same outcome: a clean trial, a TMF that you can trust by default, and a study startup process that doesn’t push your timeline. What changes is how you get there.

On July 15, Andrea Bastek sits down with Leesa Gentry and Laura Menck for a candid conversation where they’ll get into:

• What’s fixable vs. just the job
• The budget-vs-tools tightrope and how to know it’s time to invest in tech
• Outsourcing vs. when to keep it in-house (managing a CRO vs. being managed by one)
• The tried and true things that still can’t be beat
• Where AI is genuinely saving hours and where it’s just noise