Recorded an awesome podcast episode with Alison Paul from Flo Health Inc., the world’s largest women’s health app, with over 73 million monthly active users.
Alison shared her experience building an AI-powered chatbot, and how prototyping has become central to their product development process, especially in a world where LLMs are reshaping how we build.
We moved onto how AI tooling is accelerating content production. One example was how the team used AI to create a branch-based chatbot. An example of blending structure and intelligence.
When we spoke about culture and innovation, Alison described a team that’s curious and entrepreneurial. People at Flo who’ve even founded their own startups. Flo have created an internal product meetup where anyone can demo what they’re working on. “Sparking seeds of curiosity” stuck with me.
And then onto the power topic: AI’s potential to empower women and improve health outcomes. Alison spoke passionately about how Flo is helping women access the information they need to have more informed conversations with healthcare professionals, and avoid the frustration of being dismissed or misdiagnosed.
Proud to say that my household is one of the 73 million monthly active users. We've found a ton of value in the app.
Watch til the end for Alison's ambitious north star 🌟
