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CTO of Function Health: Mike Nemke

Jul 11, 2024

Former Green Beret, Mike Nemke, shares leadership lessons and founding story of Function Health. The company focuses on lab testing, personalized recommendations, and empowering individuals to take control of their health. Function Health plans to expand team and improve product and marketing efforts for rapid growth.

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Quick takeaways

Building effective teams based on trust and shared responsibilities is crucial for success in any industry.

Function Health aims to revolutionize the health industry by empowering individuals with personalized health insights and improving customer experience through comprehensive lab testing and analysis.

Deep dives

Building a Revolutionary Health Platform

Launching from a background in AI, Mike delves into the concept of creating an AI clinician, emphasizing the need for a solution like Function in the healthcare space. Working towards empowering individuals with health insights, the team's determination and grit impressed investors, leading to significant funding. Function's focus on personalized health data and improving the customer experience aims to revolutionize the health industry.

Intro

4min

Building Effective Teams and Leadership Lessons from Special Forces

10min

Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Lab Testing and Data Analytics

16min

Future Plans and Innovations in Health Technology

6min

Analysis of Supplements and Wellness Trends in Longevity Space

2min

Building a Successful Business and Team Growth at Function Health

7min

Reflecting on Current Practices for Future Well-being

2min

In our latest podcast Kyriakos is joined by Mike Nemke co-founder of Function Health.

He discusses his background as a Green Beret and the leadership lessons he learned. He emphasizes the importance of building teams and trusting others to maximize outcomes. He also shares the founding story of Function Health, including how he met his co-founders and their mission to empower individuals to own their health.

The customer experience involves answering a medical questionnaire, scheduling lab visits, and receiving test results. Function Health provides comprehensive lab testing and analysis to help individuals understand their bodies' systems and biomarkers. It offers an application that shows foods to eat and avoid based on the test results.

The company aims to empower individuals to take control of their health by providing them with information and insights. The healthcare industry has slowly adopted this approach, but digital health has enabled remote testing and analysis.

Function Health has an extensive waitlist and has seen rapid growth due to its strong business fundamentals and execution. They plan to expand their team and improve their product and marketing efforts.

Chapters

00:00 Intro 02:10 Leadership Lessons and Building Teams 13:58 The Founding Story of Function Health 17:32 The Customer Experience 18:03 Comprehensive Lab Testing and Analysis 19:11 The Importance of Information Over Time 19:41 The Role of Digital Health 20:14 Challenges in the Healthcare Industry 22:07 Identifying Cancer and Other Concerns 23:40 Empowering Individuals with Information 24:43 Function Health's Approach 25:32 Understanding the Customer Base 26:04 Partnership with Equinox 26:52 The Impact of Co-founder Dr. Mark Hyman 29:58 Function Health in the next five years 31:26 Utilizing data from wearables and sensors 34:40 The Future of AI in Health 35:47 The Value and Limitations of Supplements 38:13 Building an Outstanding Business 43:08 Expanding the Team and Improving Marketing

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