The Intersection of Mental Health and Tech

In this Seedcamp Deep Dive, Head of Brand Natasha Lytton speaks with Maria, Head of Product at Spill about the intersection of technology with mental health, and the growing opportunities that exist when offering accessible mental health services moving forward for both patients and clinicians. Spill’s mission is to “put high quality talk therapy in the pocket of every person on Earth” by not using a traditional finger-wagging approach. Maria and Natasha dive into discussing what it means to build trust across a product for users. Maria suggests that the most actionable way of viewing trust in a product is through ‘consistency over time.’ She advises that PMs need to stop thinking about users’ interactions with product as a snapshot in time, but rather expanding their outlook to a series of interactions. The two also discuss the shocking fact that the financial industry is more regulated than the mental health industry. The episode finishes off with Natasha and Maria hypothesising around how tech will evolve in its intersection with mental health in the years to come. Listen in, it’s a good one! This is a part of the Health series, stemming from our recent Deep Dive on Health within the Seedcamp portfolio. Show notes: Maria Boghiu - twitter.com/MariaBoghiu Natasha Lytton: twitter.com/Natashalytton Spill - spill.chat Finger-wagging: nytimes.com/2019/05/06/well/family/doctors-is-it-ok-if-we-talk-about-why-finger-wagging-isnt-working.html Health blog post: seedcamp.com/the-future-of-healthcare-and-the-tech-companies-out-to-improve-it/