Adrian Aoun, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and founder of Forward, discusses the challenges of winding down his AI-driven healthcare startup. He shares insights on creating sustainable healthcare solutions and tackles whether primary care can scale. The conversation humorously delves into the unique relationships among tech titans like Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and even touches on his memorable experiences in NYC. Aoun highlights resilience in entrepreneurship and reflects on valuable lessons learned from navigating failures and market corrections.

Guest Adrian Aoun, CEO of health tech startup Forward, joins Kara and Scott to discuss launching the world's first AI doctor's office. They also talk about Nikki Haley's social media stance, the surge in hate speech on social media, and the averted government shutdown.

Adrian Aoun, CEO and Founder of Forward, discusses the need to treat healthcare as a product, not a service, the flaws of the health insurance industry, and the unsustainable increase in healthcare costs in the US. He emphasizes the importance of being problem-oriented as a founder and highlights the mission-driven approach of Forward.

Adrian Aon is the founder & CEO of Forward. They've raised more than $225mil from the world's leading VCs to "build an insurance-free healthcare system from the ground-up”. Before that, he was the Director of Special Projects for Google's CEO & founder of Sidewalk Labs, the startup at Google tasked with re-inventing cities & sold Wavii to Google for $30mil. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IwO12HgtWqw Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro     (00:00:31) - Sponsor: Justworks     (00:03:21) - Sidewalk Labs     (00:11:40) - Director Of Special Projects at Google     (00:15:23) - What Is Forward     (00:18:43) - What Is Wrong With The US Health Care System     (00:22:15) - Life Expectancy In The Bronze Age     (00:24:11) - Sponsor: Bambee (00:25:21) - Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs     (00:26:24) - How US Health Care Can Be Improved (00:33:07) - Using Technology To Improve Health Care     (00:35:45) - What Is The Body Scanner Doing That We Couldn't Do Before (00:42:45) - Prenuvo Whole Body Scan (00:49:28) - Best Way To Go About Health Care     (00:52:59) - Health Care As A Product (00:56:11) - Outro Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IwO12HgtWqw Thank you to our sponsors: Linkedin Jobs - helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post a job for free on linkedin.com/creator Bambee - get access to your own dedicated HR Manager starting at just $99/month. Visit bambee.com/lab JustWorks - makes it simple to hire and manage remote employees across all 50 states, visit JustWorks.com

Forward CEO Adrian Aoun discusses challenges in healthcare, Forward's AI technology, and plans to revolutionize healthcare service. The podcast explores the difficulties of implementing rapid innovation, building a high-tech doctor's office, and the importance of compliance with solutions like Vanta. Forward aims to provide more efficient and cost-effective healthcare services, analyze patient referrals, and expand their range of services through physical storefronts. The chapter also explores scaling healthcare systems, overcoming startup setbacks, and international expansion to countries with high healthcare demand.

Adrian Aoun, CEO of Forward, an AI-based healthcare system, discusses the slow progress in the healthcare industry. The podcast covers topics such as AI advancements, Chat GPT, envisioning the future, risks and benefits of AI in healthcare, rebuilding the healthcare system as a product, and creating a scalable healthcare system for one billion users.

Entrepreneurs and investors Aoun, Dukach, and Rueckert share the best questions asked by allocators. Topics include founders overcoming VCs' doubts, insightful questions from Limited Partners, and the impact on investment strategies.

Entrepreneurs and investors Colin Walsh, Adrian Aoun, and Semyon Dukach share key advice for early venture career starters. Topics include dedication and resilience in starting a company, humorous warnings about startup challenges, and advice for new investors. Key principles for fund investors are also discussed, emphasizing having a strong thesis, seeking conviction in investments and people, making smaller uncertain bets, and prioritizing belief in individuals over immediate results.

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Adrian Aoun, founder of Forward and former advisor to the White House, talks about being problem obsessed and why healthcare should be a product. He also shares insights on predicting the future from first principles.