Former ONC Director Discusses AI, Privacy, HIPAA Future
Privacy, AI & the future of HIPAA with the former founding director of ONC https://t.co/zaQHdu2c9w
AI Redefines Healthcare: Beyond SaaS to Self‑Improving Systems
AI isn't SaaS. It isn't services. It's something else entirely. This week on Lifers, I sat down with @Artera_io CEO Guillaume de Zwirek & Dan Goldsmith to break down what that means for healthcare. TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Lead in (00:42) Intro (01:48) What is AI today (03:37)...
Cadence Uses AI to Deflate Chronic Care Costs
This week on Lifers, I sat down with @caltchek, founder and CEO at Cadence. We talked about what media taught him, why healthcare isn't the slog everyone says, and how Cadence is quietly changing chronic care. Timestamps: (00:00) Lead In (00:59) Intro (02:40) Early...
AI Evolution: From Tools Access to Builder Teams
Tinkerers survive. Builders thrive. @heathermirj of @solvhealth breaks down the 3 phases of AI transformation: giving everyone access to tools, then AI-ing each piece of your existing stack, then making every team member a builder of end-to-end workflows. WATCH / LISTEN: Spotify: https://t.co/ry1BdXwJS7 Apple:...
Medical Pricing Soon as Transparent as Uber Rides
Why don't you know what your doctor visit will cost? @heathermirj of @solvhealth joins Lifers to explain why that's finally about to change. Timestamps: (00:00) Lead In (00:57) Intro (02:06) Leveraging walking meetings to foster authentic collaboration (05:09) Heather's career from Capitol Hill to venture-backed...
Health‑tech Hires Real Journalists, Not PR Pros
In which I covered health-tech's newest hiring trend: Hiring journalists to be journalists, versus PR professionals. https://t.co/pEzNsgM91E https://t.co/mqFx20SrZq
Startup Success Shifts to Capital Efficiency, Not Funding
In 2/3 years, there will be press releases to announce that startups *have not raised money* given the massive gains we're about to see in capital efficiency. It'll be the era of the anti-funding announcement.
Turning Postpartum Skepticism Into Women’s Health Unicorn
Imagine pitching the company that would eventually become the first unicorn in women’s health, only to have investors laugh in your face at the word "postpartum". On the latest Lifers, @_KateRyder and I go deep on what it actually...
VC‑Backed Favorite Secures $22B Valuation Raise
This is the company so many people in tech VC defend — and today it raises at a $22B valuation.
Make Childbearing Affordable and Safe, Not Coercive
Happy Mothers’ Day. In the face of a silver tsunami, we need more people to have kids. We should consider policies that makes that an affordable option that’s safer for women, versus one that coerces people into it.
AI Expert Prioritizes Humanities Over Debt for Kids
Talked to a friend who's one of the smartest people I know on AI & invested in Anthropic: Me: "What do you hope your college-age kids study?" Him: "Nothing that moves them into debt. Ideally humanities. I want them to learn...
Exploring Payment Models for AI-Driven Care Delivery
I've been canvassing the market to figure out all the possible pathways for getting paid for using AI in care delivery. Am I missing anything? https://t.co/vINromdwUT
Hire for Your Company’s Growth Stage, Not Just Culture
"You're not just hiring for culture and aptitude, you're hiring for stage." Maven CEO @_KateRyder on the overlooked hiring framework that changes how you build a team through every phase of growth. https://t.co/fHMbs1kXRe
Explanatory Content Beats Contrarian for Paying Subscribers
Wow, Claude just looked at my newsletter analytics to analyze what drives the highest conversion to paid subscribers. I LOVED this response: "Explanatory beats contrarian. People pay to understand. Pretty much the opposite of Twitter dynamics." 🤣
The $200M‑$500M Leap Is Healthcare’s Toughest Scale
Scaling a healthcare unicorn looks a lot different from the inside. @_KateRyder and I go deep on why the $200M–$500M jump is the most challenging phase, the absolute absurdity of pitching postpartum care to rooms full of "trolls", and why...