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Techbros are like moths to a candle when it comes to healthcare. There's a vast amount of money in it, a lot of the processes appear to be (or are) clunky and c
by throwawaylinux 5y ago
Techbros are like moths to a candle when it comes to healthcare. There's a vast amount of money in it, a lot of the processes appear to be (or are) clunky and crufty, and you get to pretend you're just out to save the world while you make your first billion.
But the unfortunate reality is you can't just go "hack stuff", disrupt some paradigms, craft a few apps, throw in some AI, sprinkle some crypto around, code it all up in the cool language and technology stack of the month, and come up with something useful. It's long hard thankless grinding work that's frequently blocked by regulations, risk adverse institutions, interoperability with legacy systems, and people and business processes more so than simple matters of technology.
You also have to accept you frequently won't be the smartest person in the room when you're dealing with healthcare professionals, which is real kryptonite to a lot of move-fast-and-break-stuff types.