EO The ONE Thing Startup Founders and Doctors Should NEVER Do | Counsel Health, Muthu Alagappan | EO
Nov 21, 2025
Dr. Muthu Alagappan, a physician and AI innovator, discusses insights from his journey from medicine to founding Counsel Health. He shares how prioritization in healthcare has shaped his perspective on scaling impact through technology. Muthu highlights the importance of integrating AI with physician oversight to enhance efficiency and safety in patient care. He also predicts significant changes in healthcare delivery over the next five years, emphasizing the need for systemic innovation in access and quality.
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Prioritize High-Impact Fires
- Founders should prioritize the one or two problems where they can contribute most, not try to fix every fire.
- Focus energy on tasks that match your unique strengths to create outsized impact.
Choose Tasks Aligned With Your Strengths
- Identify where your unique strengths create the most meaningful contributions and lean into them.
- Use founder-market fit to decide which problems you should personally own and solve.
From Speech Impediment To Strength
- Muthu overcame a childhood speech impediment and later practiced public speaking to build conviction and a growth mindset.
- He turned a personal limitation into a strength through practice and perseverance.