Interim General Manager for Healthcare Founders

People keep asking what I do. Here’s the answer, and why healthcare founders need it.

The Capital Problem, the Markets, and Who's Building

Americans are angry, startups need to act, the markets are clear, the problem is capital, who's with me?

Capital Structure and the Mission-Driven Startup

I can’t think of a better mission than ensuring Americans receive the healthcare that they are entitled to - not because healthcare is a right but because the terms are what’s spelled out in the explanation of benefits for the plan they, their employer, or the state pays for.

Buyers for Startups in Broken Markets

Who is buying what you’re selling?

The Anxiety of the Felt Floor

The crisis isn’t coverage. It’s the discovery that coverage doesn’t cover.

A Hella Strategic Thesis

Investors publish theses. Consultants should too.

72 Hours in Austin

Ahhhhh-stin. From the moment you step off the plane and are greeted by the live music wafting through the terminal, the smell of brisket and tacos, and see the Austin uniform — wide-brim hat, leather boots, and an earthy mix of Brooklyn meets ranch attire, you know you'

Walk in My Shoes.

On integration, regulated markets, and the role nobody hires for.

Good Quests Nobody Chooses

"Choose Good Quests" asks exactly the right question: why aren't the best founders working on hard, important problems? The framework is genuinely good — good enough that it's worth examining the one assumption inside it that may be reinforcing the very drought it's

I 9-9-6’d my life for this?

We glorify startups as a society. The sayings have crossed the chasm from business mantras to motivational quotes - move fast and break things; fail often so you can succeed sooner; if you build it, they will come; do what you love. And while there is some merit to these tomes,

How Do We Preserve Access to the American Dream?

Why outsiders are best positioned to fix healthcare, housing, caregiving, and education

The 8 Unbreakable Rules of American Healthcare (And Why They Make Us So Angry)

Have you ever been at a cocktail party, a professional dinner, or sitting with a new contact for coffee and wondered what on earth do I have in common with these people? Ask your fellow humans how they feel about the U.S. healthcare system. You’ll find an immediate