Doctors are drowning in paperwork, spending half their time on low-value tasks instead of patient care. NABLA's AI co-pilot aims to change that, freeing physicians to focus on what matters most.
In this episode, we dive into:
We'll explore key questions like:
(00:00) The focus dilemma
(00:32) Meet Alexander Lebrun (CEO of NABLA)
(02:54) Did he fall in love with a chatbot?
(04:10) Solving doctors’ nightmares
(07:04) Big mistake?
(11:12) Starting from the tech (big mistake)
(14:26) Don’t be Sun Microsystems.
(18:14) The 2 minute test (bottom-up approach)
(22:01) The golden question that he asks (weekly)
(24:00) Medical transcribers
(25:42) No 2 doctors do this the same
(28:13) Private data sets
(29:32) How AI works (and what’s wrong with it)
(34:27) Should we trust AI in healthcare?
(35:01) Racing to stay relevant
(38:34) Don’t judge AI
While conventional wisdom often suggests starting with a problem, Alex argues that distribution should be the starting point. This approach ensures that you're not just creating a solution, but that you have a clear path to get it to your customers.
It's easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of opportunities and lose sight of your core mission. Alex's weekly self-check is a powerful tool for maintaining focus and avoiding the "entropy problem" that plagues many growing companies. By regularly questioning their activities and ruthlessly cutting unnecessary projects, NABLA stays agile and focused on what truly matters.
Sometimes, the key to success is not what you do, but what you choose not to do.
When Alex started, he didn’t know anything about healthcare and had no connections in the healthcare space. When he approached doctors, they didn’t trust him. So, he had to do something extraordinary: NABLA didn't just build tech ; they ran their own clinic to understand healthcare from the inside out. It was expensive. It was risky. It wasn’t the easiest way. But, at the end of the day, it paid off big time. They just secured a $24M series B round.
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Connect with Alex LeBrun: LinkedIn
Connect with Ranjani (Varadarajan) Rangan: LinkedIn
Innovating in digital health? Here's an opportunity:
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For more information or to participate, CharmHealth Challenge.
Location: Grand Hyatt, Washington DC
Entries close: August 1st
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