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I think it's mostly just not something typical YC applicants are interested... which is really weird, because health issues are going to be a huge concern in th

by yoden 16y ago

I think it's mostly just not something typical YC applicants are interested... which is really weird, because health issues are going to be a huge concern in the western world for the next 50 years at least. Part of it may be that you need medical connections to do the much of the work. We work directly with a ton of different doctors/hospitals (for a team of only ~15 devs), and still have issues with building the right things, 510k submissions, etc... But yeah, medical applications are getting neglected by the startup community at the moment.

skowmunk 16y ago
That's true, the health care industry is a massive opportunity waiting to be tapped. Not just in the western world, even in the developing world, where the incidence of insurance is increasing. Many developing countries have had none or next to nothing health insurance till recently. But the market penetration of the healthy insurance is increasing (but still very low now). Because of that more people who could not afford advanced diagnosis or treatments earlier are able to afford them now. Imagine the potential size of the industry when 1 billion people in India and 1.4 people in China (not to mention a billion or more in other developing countries) can afford as good health care as the 300 million in US, the 450 million in Europe, etc
- aaronblohowiak 16y ago
  Telemedicine, decision support and more favorable regulatory environment could be a VERY interesting mix for 2nd / 3rd world (and rural medicine domestically.)