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Today’s show:
Forward CEO Adrian Aoun joins Jason to discuss how his startup creating the first AI doctor's office (13:55)! The two dive into how Forward's AI technology operates (15:55), the challenges with modern healthcare (9:52), and how Forward plans to revolutionize the healthcare service (40:36).
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(0:00) Forward CEO Adrian Aoun joins Jason.
(1:46) VC in the Middle East and the lack of diligence in the last boom and bust cycle
(8:51) .Tech Domains - Apply to get your startup featured on This Week in Startups at https://startups.tech/jason
(9:52) Challenges in healthcare and Adrian’s journey to Forward
(13:55) The Forward “Care Pod”, an AI-powered doctor's office providing scans, monitoring, blood tests and more
(15:55) Adrian demos Forward’s product
(23:44) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(24:50) Forward’s business model and target customer
(28:08) Figuring out how to make healthcare scalable
(30:29) Reactions to the Care Pod and thoughts on wearables
(34:51) The role of a doctor in Forward’s ecosystem
(37:28) Forward’s rollout strategy
(39:35) Arising Ventures - head to http://arisingventures.com/TWIST to learn more and connect with the team
(40:36) AI’s role in Forward’s technology
(43:27) The size of the company and plans for expansion
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Check out Forward: https://goforward.com/
Follow Adrian:
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianaoun/
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Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland
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This Week in Startups is brought to you by…
.Tech Domains has a new program called startups.tech, where you can get your startup featured on This Week in Startups. Go to startups.tech/jason to find out how!
Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at vanta.com/twist
Arising Ventures is a holding company that acquires tech startups facing setbacks. Arising Ventures knows what founders care about because they aren’t bankers, they are tech founders themselves! Go to http://arisingventures.com/TWIST
Today’s show:
Forward CEO Adrian Aoun joins Jason to discuss how his startup creating the first AI doctor's office (13:55)! The two dive into how Forward's AI technology operates (15:55), the challenges with modern healthcare (9:52), and how Forward plans to revolutionize the healthcare service (40:36).
*
Time stamps:
(0:00) Forward CEO Adrian Aoun joins Jason.
(1:46) VC in the Middle East and the lack of diligence in the last boom and bust cycle
(8:51) .Tech Domains - Apply to get your startup featured on This Week in Startups at https://startups.tech/jason
(9:52) Challenges in healthcare and Adrian’s journey to Forward
(13:55) The Forward “Care Pod”, an AI-powered doctor's office providing scans, monitoring, blood tests and more
(15:55) Adrian demos Forward’s product
(23:44) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(24:50) Forward’s business model and target customer
(28:08) Figuring out how to make healthcare scalable
(30:29) Reactions to the Care Pod and thoughts on wearables
(34:51) The role of a doctor in Forward’s ecosystem
(37:28) Forward’s rollout strategy
(39:35) Arising Ventures - head to http://arisingventures.com/TWIST to learn more and connect with the team
(40:36) AI’s role in Forward’s technology
(43:27) The size of the company and plans for expansion
*
Check out Forward: https://goforward.com/
Follow Adrian:
https://twitter.com/adrianaoun
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianaoun/
*
Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland
Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis
*
Follow Jason:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis
*
Follow TWiST:
Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin
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Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast
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