Solo Founding at 58 and AI as a force multiplier for the medical industry | Jay Fajardo - E694
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BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand & Malaysia Startups, Founders & Venture Capital VC (English)
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What is the AI supercycle and why does it matter for founders?
35% of the problems startups encounter their portfolio are founder breakups. Everybody says, okay, there's BPO, there's financial analysis, there's medical analysis, but it can be replaced. There's a threat. It's a big threat. As an experienced founder, it feels like you've got a superpower because you're a product builder. So a lot of the lessons that you learned before, those standards, the principles that you've learned in guiding. The technology, the AI. It's crazy easy. It's almost like cheating. But it it only feels that way when you've been in it for years.
Welcome to Brave. Learn from Southeast Asia's best tech leaders. Build the future, learn from our past, and stay human in between. No BS on success. I'm Jeremy Al, venture capitalist, Sierra founder, Harvard MBA, science fiction nerd, and dad of two daughters. Every week, we debate startup news, interview change makers, answer listener questions, and share personal insights. Join our movement of over 40,000. Members and get transcripts, resources, and community at www.bravesea. Stay well and stay brave. Hey, I'm so excited to have you back on the show again, Jay. You were last on the episode number five one five, talking about your experience, being a Zero founder, as well as being somebody who's building the ecosystem.
And I'm glad to have you back because you are back to being a founder again at the age of fifty eight. That's
right.
With your birthday last week. So maybe we'll sing the happy birthday song sometime. For those who don't know you, could you introduce yourself?
Sure. I'm Jay Fahardo. I'm the founder and CEO of Better Clinic. That's my new startup.
Why did Jay shift from ecosystem builder to AI‑focused founder?
And I've been in the ecosystem for quite a while since it started actually. And I've been a serial founder for a couple of decades now.
Please check out episode five one five to talk about those things. But you've been a serial founder and then now you're building the ecosystem where there's capital and programs. So what, you got bored? You want to become a founder again?
Not really. A lot of the reasons that I I build companies are actually based on very significant events in in the ecosystem. And I remember when I first exited out of a a company called Airborne Access and I got back into software development. It was because of the web two point oh era. And I felt I was missing out on building stuff in web two point oh. And that's also the same time the iPhone was announced in two thousand eight. So It's a paradigm shift, obviously. Obviously.
How does AI become a “super‑power” for experienced entrepreneurs?
That's when a lot of the action happens. That's when a lot of the excitement happens and you get a lot of energy. Things are changing. New tech is emerging. And I feel that it's exactly what's happening now, the past couple of years. It's AI that's driving a lot of the disruption today. It's giving a new context for builders and founders to build in. It's easier now to build. For a lot of experienced founders, there's so much opportunity to change and change the way of doing things in different verticals. It's super exciting.
What AI solutions are reducing doctor burnout and admin work?
That's why I decided to build again. That's where you get the energy. It's founder mode back. It's like I can't miss this. It's so significant. It's probably more significant the last couple of super cycles, the tech super cycles. That's it. You've got the PC Revolution, which I was also part of when I was super young. Then there There was the internet, then you had the web two point oh and the mobile economy, mobile devices, now you've got AI. Fantastic.
I think you're totally right because the last time we did this episode, it was at Geeks on the Beach and I remember obviously navigating my way to the beach, etc. And of course this trip back to Manila, this time I was on like Germany. Using my AI to like help me figure out some of the routes, uh just saying like immigration stuff, etc. And is this a huge difference between those just two years where you didn't have AI in your pocket? It feels
normal now, right? Like now it's normal. It's like a couple of years or a year to using AI, suddenly you can't live without it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the AI supercycle and why does it matter for founders?
0:00–1:36
2
Why did Jay shift from ecosystem builder to AI‑focused founder?
1:36–2:22
3
How does AI become a “super‑power” for experienced entrepreneurs?
2:22–2:55
4
What AI solutions are reducing doctor burnout and admin work?
2:55–5:29
5
How are AI scribes eliminating the dreaded “pajama time” for clinicians?
5:29–7:23
6
What hybrid go‑to‑market strategy works best for HealthTech in SEA?
7:23–10:43
7
Why is the solo‑founder movement gaining traction in 2024?
10:43–13:20
8
Does age hinder startup success, or can founders thrive in their 50s?
13:20–25:27
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