
Strategy& Insider Podcast - Episode 45 with Nils Von Dellingshausen
The Strategy& Insider podcast episode spotlights BetterDoc, a German digital‑health platform founded by Nils von Dellingshausen, his brother, and his wife. The company tackles the chronic problem of patients navigating fragmented specialist care by using data‑driven matching tools. Key strategic moves include abandoning a pure B2C model for a B2B2C approach, partnering with major insurers after a successful pilot with Munich’s largest public insurer, and deliberately self‑funding to retain control in a heavily regulated market. The founders’ complementary backgrounds—medical expertise, tech development, and strategic consulting—proved essential, while regulatory navigation demanded long‑term stamina. Nils emphasizes that “meaning became more important than the next promotion,” and cites the insurer pilot as the turning point that validated both cost impact and health outcomes. He also admits a costly early mistake: delaying the hire of a hardcore technologist, a gap that later required multiple rounds to fill. The story illustrates a viable blueprint for health‑tech ventures: secure insurer backing, invest in rigorous patient data collection, and build a multidisciplinary founding team early. For investors and policymakers, BetterDoc’s trajectory underscores the importance of patient‑centric data, regulatory patience, and the strategic value of B2B2C models in scaling digital health services.

Strategy& Digital Executive Summit 2026
The Strategy& Digital Executive Summit 2026 convened Europe’s top digital leaders at the Zugspitze under the banner “Digital Compass 2030 – Navigating Technology in an Uncertain World.” Over two days, executives, policymakers and scientists debated scaling AI with governance, building...

Strategy& at Munich Security Conference 2026
At the 2026 Munich Security Conference, Strategy& highlighted Europe’s shifting defense posture, emphasizing resilience as the dominant theme among policymakers and industry leaders. Speakers noted that the continent is embarking on a new era of defense capabilities, driven by heightened...

Strategy& Insider Podcast - Episode 43 with Dr. Kahina Lang
Dr. Kahina Lang, head of NextGen Drug Delivery at Merk Group, describes building an agile, startup-style international research unit of 40+ experts across three continents focused on organ- and cell-specific mRNA delivery using nanoparticle carriers. The team aims to direct...