Surgeon's Record November 19, 2024
Last week, the sudden shutdown of Forward — a one-time unicorn that raised more than $650 million — sent shockwaves through the health tech world. Forward promised to revolutionize health care with AI-powered, clinician-lite CarePods. Ultimately, Forward became, as Jay Parkinson aptly put it, “a $400M mistake in understanding the demand…something investors would want, but not something those outside the bubble would want.” Instead of rehashing Forward’s demise, let’s step back and explore why innovators keep missing the point in health care.
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