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#74: Winding Down From a $400M Fundraise (with Adrian Aoun)

2024/11/22
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Adrian Aoun认为Forward的倒闭并非因为技术或产品不好，而是因为医疗保健行业本身的复杂性和市场环境的变化。他指出，初级保健的商业模式难以进行风险投资，并且大型医疗保健公司的收购行为也未能成功。尽管如此，他仍然相信科技能够改变医疗保健，并计划创办新的公司。 Jessica Lessin关注了Elon Musk和Donald Trump的关系，以及Forward公司在发展过程中遇到的挑战。她对Adrian Aoun公开谈论公司倒闭的经历表示赞赏，并认为这对于其他创业者来说非常重要。 Dave Morin认为Trump和Elon Musk的关系会更加紧密，因为他们之间有共同的战略利益。他还强调了创业者需要认真对待公司倒闭的问题，并从中吸取教训。 Brit Morin提到了医疗保健领域的各种新兴公司和技术，并对Forward公司的创新表示认可。

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Adrian Aoun discusses the challenges and emotions involved in winding down his company, Forward, and the lessons learned from the experience.
  • The year leading up to the decision was the most difficult.
  • Making 150 phone calls to inform investors was a significant task.
  • The importance of landing the plane responsibly and not abandoning the ship.

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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???

We’re also on ↓ X: https://twitter.com/moreorlesspod) Instagram: https://instagram.com/moreorless) Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moreorlesspod)

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)