On this episode of Health Explorers, we chat with Adrian James, the Co-Founder of Omada Health.

Born as a research project at IDEO, Adrian and his co-founder Sean Duffy pioneered a new way to deliver care to people with chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension and MSK. 

A member of the first batch of companies that came out of Rock Health Accelerator, Omada Health has had a formative impact on the digital health industry. From improving the quality of life of more than 1 million people to creating the "digital therapeutics" category and introducing the world to the concept of a "health coach", Omada paved the way for hundreds of companies tackling a broad range of medical conditions.

In this episode, we learn what drew Adrian to Health Tech, his fervent belief in the need to be "evidence" based and why Paul Graham's essays were an inspiration during some of the most difficult days building Omada.

Highlights from this episode:

✓ The importance of focus. Why it's critical to get good at saying "No"

✓Evolving the company from a family culture to a world-class team

✓Aligning your company vision with your business model.

✓Beware of bad advice, but be inspired by skepticism

✓The importance of staying true to your long term vision and not taking shortcuts

✓His new mission to reform the food system.