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One day soon, you might consult an AI general practitioner about your health, and then the computer will recommend human specialists to take up your case.

On TWiST Tokyo, Jason chats with Fred Almeida — founder and CEO of American Medical Intelligence Inc. — and Maxwell Weiss, a partner at Pacific Bays Capital.

Together, they discuss the future of medicine, and the opportunities for individuals to take greater control over their health and preventative care strategies.

PLUS a look at how Japan has stayed at the forefront of technology despite NOT being a manufacturing hub, why so many Americans are willing to take a pay cut to move to Japan for work, and the concept of “genten shugi,” and how it prevents some Japanese people from communicating with English speakers, despite understanding the language.

THEN we hear pitches from some of our favorite Founder University x Japan companies, and Fred, Jason, and Max pick their favorites!

Timestamps:

(00:00) Introducing today’s big guests: founder Fred Almeida and investor Max Weiss!

(5:43) Why Fred thinks one day soon, an AI will be your general practitioner

(8:26) The power of getting self-directed medical diagnostics

(13:27) Max says Japan has moved into Decade 2 in its venture capital journey

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(16:05) Max and Jason had wagyu barbecue the other night

(17:10) Japan doesn’t OFFICIALLY have a standing army…

(21:37) Why the line between talking startups and politics is blurring

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(24:59) Japan doesn’t make a lot of things, but it produces the underlying tech behind a lot of things

(25:52) Understanding Genten Shugi: Why some in Japan still have an “English allergy”

(29:42) Why some Americans will take a pay cut to come work in Japan

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(34:10) PITCH #1: Cascade(36:10) PITCH #2: Altsource Global(38:10) PITCH #3: GoalMochi(40:25) Jason, Max, and Fred give feedback on our first three pitches(42:45) Would GoalMochi ever consider adding personas for added expertise, like say a nutritionist?(44:30) How does Cascade plan to compete against the massive ad networks of companies like Google and Meta?(46:05) PITCH #4: RandomChat(48:10) PITCH #5: Eir(50:05) More feedback for our final two pitches of the day(52:44) Fred wants to know how Eir’s product will integrate with other systems(54:19) Why Gigi made herself available to chat in her app(57:50) Why Jason thinks RandomChat should add anonymous personas

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