95: Sid Viswanathan, Co-Founder & President of Truepill

This week we dove into healthcare. Everybody listening has had a subpar experience with our healthcare system - whether it’s a friend, a colleague, a family member or a personal experience, our healthcare system is fraught with challenges. Part of the reason the system is so difficult is because of how the incentives are set up - patients, primary care physicians, specialists, health care systems, insurance companies have a web of complex intertwined interests.

That’s also what makes it so interesting to tackle. This week’s guest was Sid Viswanathan, Co-Founder and President of Truepill. Truepill has created an API to help enable pharmacy fulfillment and delivery, white label packaging and product design. Their goal - simply put - is to create a pharmacy infrastructure grounded in technology and automation to build a next generation healthcare platform.

Sid and team have raised over $100M to bring this vision to reality. In this conversation we discussed the challenges of innovating in healthcare, how Truepill provides customers with a better experience and the ups and downs of leading a hyperscale business.