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This chapter explores the founder's journey in creating a consumer-focused healthcare platform, highlighting the inefficiencies in the industry. It emphasizes the need for personalization, accessibility, and transparency as pivotal elements for a new standard in healthcare.

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In this episode of The Khanversation with Imran Khan, Imran speaks with Andrew Dudum, founder and CEO of Hims & Hers Health. Andrew shares the journey from his early entrepreneurial days—dropping out of Wharton and co-founding Atomic—to launching one of the fastest-growing digital health companies. He explains how a regulatory shift opened the doors to virtual care, the tech stack powering scalable patient outcomes, and how Hims & Hers is redefining access and quality across healthcare. Andrew also digs into the company's bold vision, how AI will reshape the patient experience, and why he’s building for a 20-year horizon

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(00:00:00) Andrew's early background and journey to entrepreneurship

(00:01:34) Identifying the consumer healthcare gap and launching Hims & Hers

(00:03:08) Dropping out of Wharton and shifting from music to business

(00:06:03) Early career at Talkbox and lessons from its acquisition

(00:08:54) Learning the importance of focus and conviction

(00:10:42) Regulatory trigger that sparked the digital health opportunity

(00:13:05) Naming Hims & Hers and building a brand around inclusivity

(00:14:28) Raising early capital and articulating the long-term vision

(00:16:00) Using data and tech to improve patient outcomes

(00:20:20) Delivering personalized care through technology and scale

(00:22:06) What drives Hims & Hers' rapid growth