Venkat Mocherla
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So that sort of, I think, comes through, Scott. But they truly are incredible people that get to work on some of these problems, and some of them I've been fortunate to work with.
So that sort of, I think, comes through, Scott. But they truly are incredible people that get to work on some of these problems, and some of them I've been fortunate to work with.
I think the thing that for me that is so appealing, I mean, I got to, you know, work with on the, I was actually helped, I helped build the operating platform up at, you know, ASICC's Bio and Healthcare, got to be part of an amazing team of both operators and investors. And I had a blast working there and building those efforts up. But I think, I think to me, I'm a builder at heart.
I think the thing that for me that is so appealing, I mean, I got to, you know, work with on the, I was actually helped, I helped build the operating platform up at, you know, ASICC's Bio and Healthcare, got to be part of an amazing team of both operators and investors. And I had a blast working there and building those efforts up. But I think, I think to me, I'm a builder at heart.
I was, you know, I got to be, part of the build, uh, there and see, um, that group of amazing investors and operators scale, uh, to an incredible portfolio over time.
I was, you know, I got to be, part of the build, uh, there and see, um, that group of amazing investors and operators scale, uh, to an incredible portfolio over time.
Um, and then I, you know, for me though, I think that the thread that is, and you mentioned Malinka and there's, um, there's others, I think there's another person, um, who was on the Andreessen growth team has also started a company named Mayhole, but the, the, the, you know, the, the clear thing for me is I like taking on big hairy problems with a small group of people.
Um, and then I, you know, for me though, I think that the thread that is, and you mentioned Malinka and there's, um, there's others, I think there's another person, um, who was on the Andreessen growth team has also started a company named Mayhole, but the, the, the, you know, the, the clear thing for me is I like taking on big hairy problems with a small group of people.
And I think that is at my heart. You know, I like to build things. I like to take on things. And I think the other aspect of this is I think, you know, for me, we're, you know, so passionate about the early stage journey is you have to be a practitioner in the field to understand all the areas. And honestly, I think out of the last 15 years, I've seen the mobile revolution, the cloud revolution.
And I think that is at my heart. You know, I like to build things. I like to take on things. And I think the other aspect of this is I think, you know, for me, we're, you know, so passionate about the early stage journey is you have to be a practitioner in the field to understand all the areas. And honestly, I think out of the last 15 years, I've seen the mobile revolution, the cloud revolution.
I think this is the most exciting time in this era of intelligence with AI. I think it's the most amount of time you think about the compute available, the data, the algorithms, the talent. Genuinely, I think we're about to enter a magical area where I know people have been really burnt out by the promise of technology solving things.
I think this is the most exciting time in this era of intelligence with AI. I think it's the most amount of time you think about the compute available, the data, the algorithms, the talent. Genuinely, I think we're about to enter a magical area where I know people have been really burnt out by the promise of technology solving things.
The joke, you know, I tend to have is for the longest time for every technology that we've introduced inside the hospital, we've introduced, you know, we've asked for a tech to come with it, right? Because it's just like, gosh, these are some really, you know, incredibly challenging piece of technology. It's not necessarily improving someone's life. It's actually
The joke, you know, I tend to have is for the longest time for every technology that we've introduced inside the hospital, we've introduced, you know, we've asked for a tech to come with it, right? Because it's just like, gosh, these are some really, you know, incredibly challenging piece of technology. It's not necessarily improving someone's life. It's actually
um you know it needs a lot of hand holding it requires a lot of um administrative burden to manage these things you know um the emr has you know burnt out a lot of physicians right and so but i think out of all the eras we're in this is probably the most exciting to be an entrepreneur um i genuinely think that you could just achieve a lot more i mean if you think about the tools available through you know whether it's github copilot or cursor or others like there's
um you know it needs a lot of hand holding it requires a lot of um administrative burden to manage these things you know um the emr has you know burnt out a lot of physicians right and so but i think out of all the eras we're in this is probably the most exciting to be an entrepreneur um i genuinely think that you could just achieve a lot more i mean if you think about the tools available through you know whether it's github copilot or cursor or others like there's
suggested code that can assist engineers. So you have more productivity there. People are honestly more open. They're delighted by it and not generally tired of new solutions. They're actually open and they are curious. So that's the fundamental reason that made me want to jump in to start a company.
suggested code that can assist engineers. So you have more productivity there. People are honestly more open. They're delighted by it and not generally tired of new solutions. They're actually open and they are curious. So that's the fundamental reason that made me want to jump in to start a company.
Yeah, I mean, look, I think, again, you know, it's sort of, if you think about the large buckets of work There is the back office work, the operational and financial implications of that. There's the clinical operations piece, and then there's the clinical piece. I think that in all three of these areas, there's massive amounts of innovation and excitement.
Yeah, I mean, look, I think, again, you know, it's sort of, if you think about the large buckets of work There is the back office work, the operational and financial implications of that. There's the clinical operations piece, and then there's the clinical piece. I think that in all three of these areas, there's massive amounts of innovation and excitement.