Venkat Mocherla

Sort of like, you know, my mom and dad would, you know, you have triptych maps, Scott, I don't know if you remember that, or, you know, MapQuest even, you'd print it and you bank on somebody taking, you know, hopefully you take that exit on time. That's how I compare to healthcare as a patient today.

Sort of like, you know, my mom and dad would, you know, you have triptych maps, Scott, I don't know if you remember that, or, you know, MapQuest even, you'd print it and you bank on somebody taking, you know, hopefully you take that exit on time. That's how I compare to healthcare as a patient today.

Like, hopefully you caught something, but it's pretty retrospective and it's, you know, hopefully you know someone, et cetera. But this new age of much more proactive autonomy that you provide the patient, I think will be quite revolutionary. So you have so many different mega trends taking place right now that I think unleashed this massive opportunity for entrepreneurs in healthcare.

Like, hopefully you caught something, but it's pretty retrospective and it's, you know, hopefully you know someone, et cetera. But this new age of much more proactive autonomy that you provide the patient, I think will be quite revolutionary. So you have so many different mega trends taking place right now that I think unleashed this massive opportunity for entrepreneurs in healthcare.

Yeah, I mean, look, I think that entrepreneurs have gotten to mentor over the time. I'm incredibly lucky there. So much of, you know, I think there's three things you got to think through, which is like the problem area that somebody is focused on. Second is the timing of that particular solution.

Yeah, I mean, look, I think that entrepreneurs have gotten to mentor over the time. I'm incredibly lucky there. So much of, you know, I think there's three things you got to think through, which is like the problem area that somebody is focused on. Second is the timing of that particular solution.

And the third, probably most important thing that I think a lot about is the founder themselves and the talent. Because building a company has been described as jumping off of a rooftop while assembling a parachute and hoping that you can land with all your parts intact, right? It's a pretty crazy act. And so it takes a very special person

And the third, probably most important thing that I think a lot about is the founder themselves and the talent. Because building a company has been described as jumping off of a rooftop while assembling a parachute and hoping that you can land with all your parts intact, right? It's a pretty crazy act. And so it takes a very special person

Um, to go do it and they come from all backgrounds, all shapes and sizes. Um, but there are pretty extraordinary people and they tend to, you know, they're not sort of. Evenly matched in every category. I think they tend to have superpowers, um, extraordinary superpowers in one or two areas. Um, and then over time, hopefully augment themselves with the team.

Um, to go do it and they come from all backgrounds, all shapes and sizes. Um, but there are pretty extraordinary people and they tend to, you know, they're not sort of. Evenly matched in every category. I think they tend to have superpowers, um, extraordinary superpowers in one or two areas. Um, and then over time, hopefully augment themselves with the team.

So I think so much of my time, Scott is spent on, you know, I think there's a thing people obviously call, which is like, you know, product market fit, which is like, how do you have this magical moment where the solution you have, you know, um, finds this kind of incredible self-fulfilling prophecy where the market wants it and then you're off to the races.

So I think so much of my time, Scott is spent on, you know, I think there's a thing people obviously call, which is like, you know, product market fit, which is like, how do you have this magical moment where the solution you have, you know, um, finds this kind of incredible self-fulfilling prophecy where the market wants it and then you're off to the races.

But I think a lot about the founder problem fit, which is like, you know, is this particular founder. You know, and their superpowers and their story and their background match the problem set. Right. So, you know, when I think about, you know, some of the entrepreneurs I've gotten to, you know, partner mentor help over time.

But I think a lot about the founder problem fit, which is like, you know, is this particular founder. You know, and their superpowers and their story and their background match the problem set. Right. So, you know, when I think about, you know, some of the entrepreneurs I've gotten to, you know, partner mentor help over time.

I think there's just oftentimes health care is such a personal journey that somebody invariably has personally been affected by it, or maybe they had actually worked inside one of these large institutions or partnered with them and they got to see the problem firsthand. I think health care is one area where it's really hard to, given the complexity

I think there's just oftentimes health care is such a personal journey that somebody invariably has personally been affected by it, or maybe they had actually worked inside one of these large institutions or partnered with them and they got to see the problem firsthand. I think health care is one area where it's really hard to, given the complexity

to just sort of strictly go off of your intellectual understanding and a thesis. You should do that work and you should do all the market research, et cetera. But until you've gotten to these problems up close, whether as a patient, as a caregiver, or as someone who's worked inside these organizations, you don't have the fidelity of that picture to understand the exact issues.

to just sort of strictly go off of your intellectual understanding and a thesis. You should do that work and you should do all the market research, et cetera. But until you've gotten to these problems up close, whether as a patient, as a caregiver, or as someone who's worked inside these organizations, you don't have the fidelity of that picture to understand the exact issues.

Because I think so oftentimes, I think where things tend to go south is a technology hammer looking for a solution. And I think That doesn't quite match up. But if you understand the problem set, then you can bring the right sort of toolkit, if you will, whether it's machine learning or other tools that are available today at your arsenal if you're a technology entrepreneur.

Because I think so oftentimes, I think where things tend to go south is a technology hammer looking for a solution. And I think That doesn't quite match up. But if you understand the problem set, then you can bring the right sort of toolkit, if you will, whether it's machine learning or other tools that are available today at your arsenal if you're a technology entrepreneur.