Sramana: When did you establish American Well? Ido Schoenberg: American Well was founded 7 years ago. Sramana: What was the market situation like, and what gaps did you identify to start American Well? Ido Schoenberg: After Roy and I sold CareKey, we knew we wanted to do something else. This time we looked for a
Sramana Mitra: It is not clear to me why I would want to control a washer or dryer remotely. Rahul Patel: If you put your clothes in the dryer and leave your home, normally you won’t know if your clothes are dry until you come home. Maybe you need to turn another cycle on to
Sramana: You have described several different progression points in healthcare IT. Have you seen multiple companies created in the marketplace to address each point? Ido Schoenberg: Some aspects of it, such as EMR [electronic medical records], spawned an entire industry, with multiple businesses competing. In other spaces there were niche players like iMDSoft. Healthcare IT
Sramana Mitra: You started with wearables, and this topic is very hot right now. Let´s talk about some of the analysis around wearables. Based on your current component shipments, where in the wearables segment is the maximum action? Rahul Patel: Products are all going to get connected to the phones we all carry. That is
Sramana: You have been immersed in the healthcare IT space since 1996. Could you give me an overview of the major trends and evolutions you have witnessed in that industry? What is your analysis of the progression of the industry leading up to this point? Ido Schoenberg: It has been a fascinating journey to say
Rahul Patel is the vice president of product marketing for wireless connectivity combos at Broadcom, where he has been working since 2002. He has a B. Tech. in electronics & communications engineering from the National Institute of Technology Warangal, an MS in computer science & engineering from Arizona State University, and an MBA in marketing
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