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For Bill Hinchey, his entrepreneurial journey was one of rapid growth. Just not in the way he initially hoped for. In just 13 years, he saw the sun care product company he started with two partners in a Pennsylvania basement develop into a worldwide leader in the medical device industry.



By the early 2000’s, the company, OraSure Technologies, was at the top of its field. Hinchey had survived through embracing innovation rather than resisting it and always keeping a lookout for the next big thing. In 2001, it was time for Hinchey to make his boldest move yet. He got out.