#74: Winding Down From a $400M Fundraise, or How to Move Forward After Forward (with Adrian Aoun)
Description
Meet Adrian Aoun—an OG listener and one of Alphabet’s best-kept secrets. He recently wound down Forward, his company that set out to reinvent the doctor’s office with AI.
He joins Brit, Dave, and Jess in this episode to explore the exit, Adrian’s hardware + software play with CarePods, and what it means to create a generational company for healthcare.
Also on the agenda:
• is primary care venture-scalable?
• are Elon & Trump BFFs??
• Optimus for the military???
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Connect with us here:
1) Adrian Aoun: https://x.com/adrianaoun
2) Brit Morin: https://x.com/brit
3) Dave Morin: https://x.com/davemorin
4) Jessica Lessin: https://x.com/Jessicalessin
00:00:00 Trailer
00:01:17 Introduction
00:02:22 Navigating New York City
00:07:13 Some Silicon Valley history
00:11:05 More Or Less: Trump and Musk
00:15:36 Forward's Journey and Challenges
00:24:00 Healthcare Innovations and Market Shifts
00:30:07 Future of Healthcare and Business Models
00:43:39 Unwinding a company
00:47:31 Healthcare Technology Adoption
00:59:15 The Emotional and Logistical Aspects
01:01:55 Outro
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