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Intro
This chapter features a conversation with the founder of a startup aiming to provide permanent solutions for allergies. It highlights the personal motivations behind the creation of the company, the role of AI in healthcare, and the challenges of navigating both medical and consumer markets.
Aakash Shah is the founder of Wyndly, a startup that helps people permanently fix their allergies from home. Aakash came up with the idea as a result of suffering from allergies during covid19 lockdowns when cooped up at home with his family cats. This led him to co-found Wyndly with his cousin, Dr. Manan Shah, in 2020 as well as go through Y Combinator as part of the W21 batch. Before Wyndly, Aakash worked on growth across a number of startups.
In today's episode, we talk about:
* how wyndly provides a permanent fix for allergies through allergy immunotherapy
* why traditional immunotherapy doesn't work for patients
* benefits and challenges of working with family
* scaling people and processes
* dual challenges of building in healthcare and the consumer market
* leveraging AI to do more with a small team
Where to find Aakash:
* Website
Closing Questions
* advice to current founders: avoid distractions and focus on iterating quickly and shorter sprint cycles
* when you think of success, who or what comes to mind: doing things that energize you, controlling your time, and building something meaningful with a motivated team
* how do you recharge: maintain an identity beyond that of a founder and have hobbies outside of work
Ask or Offer
* ask: partner with providers to treat your patient's allergies
* offer: discounted test kits for listeners who have severe allergies
Referenced
* Wyndly
Aakash Shah is the founder of Wyndly, a startup that helps people permanently fix their allergies from home. Aakash came up with the idea as a result of suffering from allergies during covid19 lockdowns when cooped up at home with his family cats. This led him to co-found Wyndly with his cousin, Dr. Manan Shah, in 2020 as well as go through Y Combinator as part of the W21 batch. Before Wyndly, Aakash worked on growth across a number of startups.
In today's episode, we talk about:
* how wyndly provides a permanent fix for allergies through allergy immunotherapy
* why traditional immunotherapy doesn't work for patients
* benefits and challenges of working with family
* scaling people and processes
* dual challenges of building in healthcare and the consumer market
* leveraging AI to do more with a small team
Where to find Aakash:
* Website
Closing Questions
* advice to current founders: avoid distractions and focus on iterating quickly and shorter sprint cycles
* when you think of success, who or what comes to mind: doing things that energize you, controlling your time, and building something meaningful with a motivated team
* how do you recharge: maintain an identity beyond that of a founder and have hobbies outside of work
Ask or Offer
* ask: partner with providers to treat your patient's allergies
* offer: discounted test kits for listeners who have severe allergies
Referenced
* Wyndly
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