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The Information's TITVUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s Autonomous Bet, Apple's AI Threat & Overhyped AI Startups | Aug 6, 2025Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi with Jessica Lessin about their autonomous future. We also talk with Sasha Kaletsky about Snap earnings and Adrian Aoun about OpenAI's new model. We get into AI coding startup valuations with The Information's Reporter, Anita Ramaswamy.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ai-coding-startups-like-cursor-gotten-richhttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/runway-luma-talks-multibillion-dollar-fundraises-revenue-pickshttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/snaps-earnings-show-stalled-business TITV airs on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.
2025-08-0639 min
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedReplay - Why Healthcare is Broken and How to Fix it, A Future Path Forward Where Doctors are Architects not Providers, and How the Employer-Sponsored Healthcare System is Designed to Fail Us (Adrian Aoun)In this special replay episode Adrian Aoun of Forward joins Nick to discuss Why Healthcare is Broken and How to Fix it, A Future Path Forward Where Doctors are Architects not Providers, and How the Employer-Sponsored Healthcare System is Designed to Fail Us. In this episode we cover: AI, Startups, and Entrepreneurship With Google Executives Larry Page and Sergey Brin Democratizing Healthcare Through AI-Powered Pods Healthcare Innovation and Technology Adoption Assessing Talent and Building Teams in Person Vs. Remote Healthcare System Flaws and Potential Solutions Improving Healthcare with AI and Remote Monitoring Guest...
2024-12-2343 min
More or Less#74: Winding Down From a $400M Fundraise, or How to Move Forward After Forward (with Adrian Aoun)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???
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2024-11-221h 04
AWS Health Innovation Podcast#92, Uplifting the Clinician & Patient Experience, Part Four of the Health Innovation Compilation SeriesThink back to the last time you received healthcare, whether it was an emergency or routine checkup - how was your experience? In Part Four of our Health Innovation Compilation Series, we learn about a set of remarkable companies working to uplift the clinician and patient experience. From Aneesh Chopra, President of CareJourney, to Elad Walach, CEO of Aidoc, Adrian Aoun, CEO & Founder of Forward, Paul Roscoe, CEO of CLEW, and Robin Shah, Co-Founder & CEO of Thyme Care, this...
2024-06-261h 02
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 353: Best LP Question (Aoun, Dukach, Rueckert) On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Adrian Aoun Semyon Dukach Rob Rueckert We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You...
2024-06-2005 min
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 351: Key Advice (Walsh, Aoun, Dukach) On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Colin Walsh Adrian Aoun Semyon Dukach We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
2024-06-0606 min
S3S3-44 Forward CEO Adrian Aoun: Making healthcare cost $0Interview with CEO & Cofounder of Forward Adrian Aoun for Episode 44 of S³
0:00 What & why is the CarePod?
3:21 A career in AI
6:01 Future of AI
7:47 The Google Problem
12:42 Larry Page’s right hand man
15:08 First principles thinking
17:16 Founder learnings
19:57 I wanted to start a police force
22:35 The future of society & AI
25:39 Inspiring people
29:34 How do you think?
31:28 Current life philosophy
2024-05-2133 min
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 347: Visionary Founders (Aoun, Dukach, Rueckert) On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Adrian Aoun Semyon Dukach Rob Rueckert We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
2024-05-0907 min
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 345: Disruptive Forces (Schwerin, Aoun, Rueckert) On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jules Schwerin Adrian Aoun Rob Rueckert We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date...
2024-04-2504 min
The AI-First Business Podcast(1/2) From Doctor to Disruptor: Dr. Sven Jungmann On How AI Redefines HealthcareAre traditional healthcare models ready for the disruptive innovations of entrepreneurs like Dr. Sven Jungmann?With extensive medical expertise and entrepreneurial vision, Dr. Jungmann co-founded Halitus to develop state-of-the-art breath analysis devices. Using AI/ML and digital health, Dr. Jungmann is bridging healthcare and tech.We cover:Dr. Sven Jungmann's shift from traditional medicine to entrepreneurshipHow Halitus is building scalable breath analysis by combining AI/ML with medical hardwareThe need for multidisciplinary healthcare innovation to reduce riskHow data and technology help healthcare become more patient-centric and efficientUnexpected fundraising challenges for hardware-based innovation"Gold standards"...
2024-04-0925 min
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 342: Why I Passed (Green, Walsh, Aoun) On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Mitchell Green Colin Walsh Adrian Aoun Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
2024-04-0406 min
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 340: Lessons Learned (Beller, Walsh, Aoun) On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Morgan Beller Colin Walsh Adrian Aoun We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can...
2024-03-2105 min
Next Level Pros#80: How To Turn AI into a Money Making Machine: Adrian Aoun, Former Google Director to EntrepreneurJoin us in this episode of The Founder Podcast as we explore the world of AI and entrepreneurship with Adrian Aoun. From his experiences at Google to pioneering ventures in healthcare, Adrian shares his insights into problem-solving, innovation, and the importance of commitments.
Highlights:
"Make sure that you're doing a hell of a lot more good than harm because the reality is when we make these inventions that are incredibly powerful, they will harm people."
"We're doing this because like, honestly, there's people who need real help. And if we can go help those people, by God, it's a life...
2024-03-0141 min
Founder's StoryThe Future of Medicine: Exploring AI's Impact on Healthcare with Adrian Aoun and Forward | S2: E16On today’s episode of Founders Story, serial tech entrepreneur and innovator Adrian Aoun discusses the rise of AI in various industries, but underscores how slow the healthcare industry has been in catching up with and leveraging thes Speaking to host Daniel Robbins, Adrian points out the wide reach of technology that today reaches the most remote areas of the world, but surprisingly, basic healthcare remains a dream to underserved communities globally. With a team of former executives and engineering leaders from Google and Uber, Forward, led by Adrian Aoun, is positioned to fix this problem and deliv...
2024-02-2313 min
Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT PodcastEP 213: AI Meets Doctors - Turning Healthcare from a Service to a ProductWhat does the future of healthcare look like with the constantly growing world of GenAI? Will there be doctors? Are future doctor offices going to be run by AI? Adrian Aoun, Founder and CEO of Forward, joins us to discuss how AI is transforming Healthcare from a service to a product. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode pageJoin the discussion: Ask Jordan and Adrian questions on AI and healthcareRelated Episodes:Ep 199: Maximizing The Effectiveness of...
2024-02-2231 min
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified421. Why Healthcare is Broken and How to Fix it, A Future Path Forward Where Doctors are Architects not Providers, and How the Employer-Sponsored Healthcare System is Designed to Fail Us (Adrian Aoun) Adrian Aoun of Forward joins Nick to discuss Why Healthcare is Broken and How to Fix it, A Future Path Forward Where Doctors are Architects not Providers, and How the Employer-Sponsored Healthcare System is Designed to Fail Us. In this episode we cover: AI, Startups, and Entrepreneurship With Google Executives Larry Page and Sergey Brin Democratizing Healthcare Through AI-Powered Pods Healthcare Innovation and Technology Adoption Assessing Talent and Building Teams in Person Vs. Remote Healthcare System Flaws and Potential Solutions Improving Healthcare with AI and Remote Monitoring Guest Links:
2024-02-1943 min
DealMakers: Entrepreneur | Startups | Venture CapitalAdrian Aoun On Selling His First Company To Google, Co-Pioneering AI, And Now Raising Over $325 Million To Transform MedicineAdrian Aoun's story is a tapestry of entrepreneurship, innovation, and a profound commitment to addressing critical issues. As he navigates the intersection of technology and healthcare, his journey serves as an inspiration for those daring to dream beyond the confines of the present.
2024-01-2538 minAWS Health Innovation Podcast#74, Top 10 Episodes of All Time, Part 1Happy new year everyone! 🎉 We're kicking off the year with something special on the AWS Health Innovation Podcast, a countdown of our All-Time Top 10 Episodes. Part 1 of our countdown features episodes 10 through 6:
Number 10 - Artera: Artera, the game-changer in patient communication, kicks off our countdown. Host: Alex Merwin, Guest: Guillaume de Zwirek.
Number 9 - Insitro: Next up we have Insitro, pioneering the integration of machine learning and drug discovery. Host: Joe Shonkwiler, Guests: Dr. Mary Rozenman and Dr. Chris Probert.
Number 8 - Canvas Medical: Revolutionizing primary care with its integrated clinical, financial, and operational tools, we learn all abo...
2024-01-1644 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersAdrian Aoun of Forward: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More | 20 Minute Playbook“Care deeply about the problem, not about your idea.” – Adrian Aoun
In Episode #121, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun's peak performance playbook. From his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Adrian Aoun is the CEO and Founder of Forward. We cover why medical wearables don’t work, focusing on impact, and creating companies that can change the world.
Explore the episode notes.
Search and down a transcript and find links to related books, interviews, lectures, and more: outlieracademy.com/121.
Chapters
In this episode, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun’s peak performance playbook—from their favorite book to the...
2024-01-0824 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersTrailer – Adrian Aoun of Forward: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More | 20 Minute Playbook“Care deeply about the problem, not about your idea.” – Adrian Aoun
In Episode #121, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun's peak performance playbook. From his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Adrian Aoun is the CEO and Founder of Forward. We cover why medical wearables don’t work, focusing on impact, and creating companies that can change the world.
Explore the episode notes.
Search and down a transcript and find links to related books, interviews, lectures, and more: outlieracademy.com/121.
Chapters
In this episode, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun’s peak performance playbook—from their favorite book to the...
2024-01-0804 min
Great Books Distilled: Summaries of Bestselling Business and Investing BooksBonus: Founder Profile - Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderIn Episode #118, we explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall. “Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian AounEPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)https://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/118FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPThttps://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/118 CHAPTERSThis episode is our definitive guide to hea...
2023-11-261h 03
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsBonus: Founder Profile - Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderIn Episode #118, we explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
“Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/118
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/118
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to healthcare as a product rather than a service. In it we cover:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:37 – From Google to F...
2023-11-261h 00
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsTrailer – Bonus: Founder Profile - Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderIn Episode #118, we explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
“Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/118
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/118
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to healthcare as a product rather than a service. In it we cover:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:37 – From Google to Fo...
2023-11-2604 min
Great Books Distilled: Summaries of Bestselling Business and Investing BooksTrailer – Bonus: Founder Profile - Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderIn Episode #118, we explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall. “Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian AounEPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)https://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/118 FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPThttps://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/118 CHAPTERSThis episode is our definitive guide to heal...
2023-11-2604 min
PivotGovernment Shutdown Averted, A Surge in Hate Speech, and Guest Adrian AounKara and Scott discuss Nikki Haley's social media stance, Truth Social's waning prospects, and the revelation that Google sends a third of Safari ad revenue to Apple. And don’t worry, they also talk about the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez photoshoot. You’re welcome/we’re sorry. Then, in the fight club that is DC, a government shutdown has been averted for now. Also, a look at how hate speech has surged on social media since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Then we’re joined by Friend of Pivot, Adrian Aoun, CEO and Founder of the health tech star...
2023-11-171h 12
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2023-11-1552 min
The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health PodcastRebuilding Healthcare as a Product, Not a Service | Forward CEO Adrian AounThe healthcare industry has made significant strides in the past 50 years… or has it? In this episode, we sit down with Adrian Aoun, CEO of Forward, an AI-based healthcare system, who is simply not impressed with the lethargic pace of progress. We discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can help us achieve exponential improvements to human health and how ChatGPT is the worst of the new world.Follow guest Adrian Aoun on Twitter.Follow host Halle Tecco on Twitter.Visit the Heart of Healthcare website for episode recaps an...
2023-11-0639 min
Startup Field Guide by Unusual Ventures: The Product Market Fit PodcastHow Forward found product-market fit: Adrian Aoun on automating healthcare with AIForward is an AI-based healthcare unicorn that combines private doctors with technology to enable data-driven, insurance-free primary care. Forward is now present in 14 cities in the US. In this episode, Sandhya Hegde chats with Adrian Aoun, the founder and CEO of Forward about building a transparent and incentive-driven healthcare system.
Join us as we discuss:
01:47: Forward’s origin story and why Adrian saw the need to reimagine healthcare
04:44: Build an incentive-driven healthcare system
10:05: Approach to building an “MVP”/early clinics
13:51: How Forward thinks about its product roadmap and innovating in heal...
2023-08-2834 min
The Peel with Turner Novak🏥 Making Healthcare a Product, Not a Service | Adrian Aoun (Founder and CEO, Forward)Adrian Aoun is the Founder and CEO of Forward Health, which is rebuilding healthcare as a product, not a service. Forward is supported by investors like Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Softbank, Expa, Marc Beinoff, Ashton Kutcher, The Weeknd, Lee Linden, Josh Kushner, First Round Capital, Eric Schmidt, DCVC, and more, Before starting Forward, Adrian worked with Larry Page at Google to setup and launch new companies inside of Alphabet. He joined Google through the acquisition of his AI startup Wavii, and spent his first year at Google helping create and build its AI division. Adrian was on the President's Council...
2023-07-121h 09AWS Health Innovation Podcast#48, Adrian Aoun from Forward Health on how to get healthcare to billions for freeAdrian Aoun, CEO of Forward Health, shares his vision of how to build a healthcare system capable of scaling up to a billion covered lives. Discover how Forward Health challenges conventions, prioritizes motivation over skills, and leverages a diverse network of advisors and investors to accelerate healthcare innovation.
Adrian shares details on the remarkable work Forward Health is already doing through its futuristic primary care clinics across the US. Forward Health's body scanners might remind you of Star Trek, which turns out not to be by accident, and Adrian envisions a future where healthcare is democratized and...
2023-05-2532 minThe Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health PodcastCan AI Move Us From Incremental to Exponential Progress in Healthcare?The healthcare industry has made significant strides in the past 50 years… or has it? In this episode, we sit down with Adrian Aoun, CEO of Forward, an AI-based healthcare system, who is simply not impressed with the lethargic pace of progress. We discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can help us achieve exponential improvements to human health and how ChatGPT is the worst of the new world.Follow guest Adrian Aoun on Twitter.Follow host Halle Tecco on Twitter.Visit the Heart of Healthcare website for episode recaps and more!See Privacy Po...
2023-03-2039 min
Friday 5: Five Weekly Lessons from Bestselling Books, Essays, and LecturesOn Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.Insig...
2023-03-0320 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsOn Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:
Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.
Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.
Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service.
Read the new...
2023-03-0319 min
Friday 5: Five Weekly Lessons from Bestselling Books, Essays, and LecturesTrailer: On Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.Insig...
2023-03-0303 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsTrailer: On Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:
Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.
Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.
Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service.
Get the Chea...
2023-03-0303 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsAdrian Aoun of Forward: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More | 20 Minute PlaybookIn Episode #121, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Adrian Aoun is the CEO and Founder of Forward. We cover why medical wearables don’t work, focusing on impact, and creating companies that can change the world.
“Care deeply about the problem, not about your idea.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/adrian-aoun-playbook/
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/adrian-aoun-playbook-transcript/
CHAPTERS
In this episode, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun’s peak performance playbook—from their favorite b...
2023-03-0224 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersAdrian Aoun of Forward: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More | 20 Minute Playbook“Care deeply about the problem, not about your idea.” – Adrian Aoun
In Episode #121, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun's peak performance playbook. From his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Adrian Aoun is the CEO and Founder of Forward. We cover why medical wearables don’t work, focusing on impact, and creating companies that can change the world.
Chapters
In this episode, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun’s peak performance playbook—from their favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on their life. In it we cover:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:21 – Creating companies that change the world...
2023-03-0224 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsTrailer – Adrian Aoun of Forward: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More | 20 Minute PlaybookListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s 20 Minute Playbook episode featuring Adrian Aoun of Forward. In it, Adrian shares his favorite books, tools, habits, and more.
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2023-03-0104 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersTrailer – Adrian Aoun of Forward: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More | 20 Minute PlaybookListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s 20 Minute Playbook episode featuring Adrian Aoun of Forward. In it, Adrian shares his favorite books, tools, habits, and more.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-03-0104 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsForward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderIn Episode #118, we explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
“Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/118
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.outlieracademy.com/episode/118
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to healthcare as a product rather than a service. In it we cover:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:37 – From Google to For...
2023-02-281h 01
How They Built It: Founding Stories from Category Defining CompaniesForward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderIn Episode #118, we explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
“Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun-transcript
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to healthcare as a product rather than a service. In it we cover:
00:00:0...
2023-02-281h 01
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsTrailer – Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderIn Episode #118, we explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
“Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun-transcript
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to healthcare as a product rather than a service. In it we cover:
00:00:0...
2023-02-2704 min
How They Built It: Founding Stories from Category Defining CompaniesTrailer – Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s Spotlight episode featuring Forward with Adrian Aoun.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-02-2704 min
Future of FitnessAdrian Aoun - Forward & Rebuilding HealthcareAdrian Aoun is the founder and CEO of Forward, an AI-based healthcare system combining world-class private doctors with new technology to enable proactive, data-driven primary care. Links: https://goforward.com/ ===================== Spren: https://www.spren.com/spren-vision I LOVE LMNT. If there is one person I trust with my nutrition and supplementation, it's Robb Wolf. LMNT is a tasty electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don't. That means a science-backed electrolyte ratio – with none of the junk. No sugar. No coloring. No artifi...
2022-11-2250 min
How They Built It: Founding Stories from Category Defining CompaniesCheat Sheet: On Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:
Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.
Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.
Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service.
Read the new...
2022-11-1120 min
Friday 5: Five Weekly Lessons from Bestselling Books, Essays, and LecturesOn Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.Insig...
2022-11-1122 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersCheat Sheet: On Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:
Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.
Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.
Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service.
Read the new...
2022-11-1120 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsCheat Sheet: On Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:
Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.
Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.
Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service.
Read the new...
2022-11-1120 min
Friday 5: Five Weekly Lessons from Bestselling Books, Essays, and LecturesTrailer: On Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.Insig...
2022-11-1004 min
How They Built It: Founding Stories from Category Defining CompaniesTrailer - Cheat Sheet: On Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:
Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.
Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.
Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service.
Get the Chea...
2022-11-1003 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersTrailer - Cheat Sheet: On Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:
Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.
Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.
Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service.
Get the Chea...
2022-11-1003 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsTrailer - Cheat Sheet: On Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet:
Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed.
Framework: How to predict the future from first principles.
Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service.
Get the Chea...
2022-11-1003 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsForward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderWe explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
“Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun-transcript
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to healthcare as a product rather than a service. In it we cover:
(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:02:37) – From Google to For...
2022-11-091h 01
How They Built It: Founding Stories from Category Defining CompaniesForward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderWe explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
“Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun-transcript
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to healthcare as a product rather than a service. In it we cover:
(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:02:37) – From Google to For...
2022-11-091h 01
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsTrailer – Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s Spotlight episode featuring Forward with Adrian Aoun, where we explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
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2022-11-0804 min
How They Built It: Founding Stories from Category Defining CompaniesTrailer – Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s Spotlight episode featuring Forward. We explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
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2022-11-0804 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersForward’s Adrian Aoun: Being Stubborn and Persuasive, Fiction and Factfulness, Cycling as Meditation, Being Problem Focused, and MoreWe deconstruct Adrian Aoun's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Adrian Aoun is the CEO and Founder of Forward. We cover why medical wearables don’t work, focusing on impact, and creating companies that can change the world.
“Care deeply about the problem, not about your idea.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/adrian-aoun-playbook/
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/adrian-aoun-playbook-transcript/
CHAPTERS
In this episode, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun’s peak performance playbook—from their favorite book to the tiny...
2022-11-0824 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsForward’s Adrian Aoun: Being Stubborn and Persuasive, Fiction and Factfulness, Cycling as Meditation, Being Problem Focused, and More | 20 Minute PlaybookWe deconstruct Adrian Aoun's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Adrian Aoun is the CEO and Founder of Forward. We cover why medical wearables don’t work, focusing on impact, and creating companies that can change the world.
“Care deeply about the problem, not about your idea.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/adrian-aoun-playbook/
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/adrian-aoun-playbook-transcript/
CHAPTERS
In this episode, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun’s peak performance playbook—from their favorite book to the tiny...
2022-11-0824 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersTrailer – Forward’s Adrian Aoun: Being Stubborn and Persuasive, Fiction and Factfulness, Cycling as Meditation, Being Problem Focused, and MoreListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s 20 Minute Playbook episode featuring Adrian Aoun of Forward. In it, we deconstruct Adrian's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Adrian Aoun is the CEO and Founder of Forward. We cover why medical wearables don’t work, focusing on impact, and creating companies that can change the world.
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2022-11-0704 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsTrailer – #121 Forward’s Adrian Aoun: Being Stubborn and Persuasive, Fiction and Factfulness, Cycling as Meditation, Being Problem Focused, and More | 20 Minute PlaybookListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s 20 Minute Playbook episode featuring Adrian Aoun of Forward. In it, we deconstruct Adrian's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Adrian Aoun is the CEO and Founder of Forward. We cover why medical wearables don’t work, focusing on impact, and creating companies that can change the world.
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2022-11-0704 min
Ventured Growth with Hercules Capital#15 – Fixing Our Broken Healthcare System | Adrian Aoun, CEO of ForwardShare your thoughts with us!In a world of continuous innovation, it seems like our healthcare system has been left behind. The hassles of health insurance have become the status quo, and far too many of us have fallen victim to the abhorrent costs of medical services. Few of us have the time or wherewithal to battle with insurance companies or chase down medical providers. So, where do we go from here? Is there a way to effectively deliver low-cost healthcare to large numbers of people? According to Adrian Aoun, CEO of Forward – an...
2022-09-2945 min
RiskReversal PodOkay, Computer 9/21/22: Healthcare as a Product, Not a Service with Adrian Aoun, CEO of Forward, and Katie StantonDan & Moxxie Ventures’ Katie Stanton talk about the softening market finally bringing startups valuations to a “normal” place (1:00), how a gloomy economic outlook is altering the war for talent (5:39), Katie’s tenure so far on the board of Yahoo and CEO Jim Lanzone’s plan for the tech company’s future (8:16), and the risks & benefits of working at a startup versus legacy company (11:24). Later, Dan & Katie have a conversation with Forward’s Founder & CEO Adrian Aoun and discuss Adrian’s remarks at the 2022 Code Conference and his key takeaways from the gathering (19:53), Forward’s push to deliver more healthcare innovation than its...
2022-09-2151 min
Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup foundersAdrian Aoun, Forward + Sidewalk Labs // Smart Cities + The Future of HealthcareAdrian Aon is the founder & CEO of Forward. They've raised more than $225mil from the world's leading VCs to "build an insurance-free healthcare system from the ground-up”. Before that, he was the Director of Special Projects for Google's CEO & founder of Sidewalk Labs, the startup at Google tasked with re-inventing cities & sold Wavii to Google for $30mil. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IwO12HgtWqw Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:31) - Sponsor: Justworks (00:03:21) - Sidewalk Labs (00:11:40) - Director Of Special Projects at Google (00:15:23) - What Is Forward (00:18:43) - What Is Wrong With The US Health Ca...
2022-08-1557 min
TechCheckAmazon Branches into Healthcare, President Biden Tests Positive for Covid & Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on the Crypto Ecosystem 7/21/22Our anchors begin today’s show covering Amazon on pace for its best month in more than two years, and primary care tech company Founder and CEO Adrian Aoun weighs in on the e-commerce giant buying healthcare provider One Medical. Then, CNBC’s Kayla Tausche reports on President Biden testing positive for Covid-19, and Bank of America Managing Director John Murphy breaks down Tesla’s latest earnings. Next, Evercore ISI Head of Internet Research Mark Mahaney takes a closer look at Amazon, and Loup Ventures Managing Partner Doug Clinton shares his insight on private market valuations. Later, CNBC’s Kate Rooney d...
2022-07-2143 min
The Founder HourAdrian Aoun | How Forward is Flipping Healthcare Upside DownAdrian Aoun is the founder and CEO of Forward, an AI-based healthcare system combining world-class private doctors with new technology to enable proactive, data-driven primary care.Most recently, he was the head of Special Projects for the CEO of Google/Alphabet, where he founded one of the Alphabet companies Sidewalk Labs. Adrian arrived at Google upon the acquisition of his AI startup Wavii and spent his first year at Google helping to create and build their AI division.Additionally, Adrian is an active angel investor and advisor to a number of technology startups and funds.
2022-07-191h 24
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersForward’s Adrian Aoun: Being Stubborn and Persuasive, Fiction and Factfulness, Cycling as Meditation, Being Problem Focused, and MoreIn this episode, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun's peak performance playbook—from their favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on their life. Adrian Aoun is the CEO and Founder of Forward. We cover why medical wearables don’t work, focusing on impact, and creating companies that can change the world.
“Care deeply about the problem, not about your idea.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/adrian-aoun-playbook/
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/adrian-aoun-playbook-transcript/
CHAPTERS
In this episode, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun’s peak performance playbook—from their favor...
2022-07-1524 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and Investors#121 Forward’s Adrian Aoun: Being Stubborn and Persuasive, Fiction and Factfulness, Cycling as Meditation, Being Problem Focused, and More | 20 Minute PlaybookIn Episode #121, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun's peak performance playbook—from their favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on their life. Adrian Aoun is the CEO and Founder of Forward. We cover why medical wearables don’t work, focusing on impact, and creating companies that can change the world.
“Care deeply about the problem, not about your idea.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/adrian-aoun-playbook/
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/adrian-aoun-playbook-transcript/
CHAPTERS
In this episode, we deconstruct Adrian Aoun’s peak performance playbook—from their favorite b...
2022-07-1524 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersTrailer – Forward’s Adrian Aoun: Being Stubborn and Persuasive, Fiction and Factfulness, Cycling as Meditation, Being Problem Focused, and MoreListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s 20 Minute Playbook episode featuring Adrian Aoun of Forward. In it, Adrian shares his favorite books, tools, habits, and more.
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2022-07-1404 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsTrailer – #121 Forward’s Adrian Aoun: Being Stubborn and Persuasive, Fiction and Factfulness, Cycling as Meditation, Being Problem Focused, and More | 20 Minute PlaybookListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s 20 Minute Playbook episode featuring Adrian Aoun of Forward. In it, Adrian shares his favorite books, tools, habits, and more.
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2022-07-1404 min
SALT TalksAdrian Aoun: Healthcare on Every Corner | SALT Talks #289Adrian Aoun is the founder and CEO of Forward, an AI-based healthcare system combining world-class private doctors with new technology to enable proactive, data-driven primary care. Most recently, he was the head of Special Projects for the CEO of Google/Alphabet, where he founded one of the Alphabet companies Sidewalk Labs. Adrian arrived at Google upon the acquisition of his AI startup Wavii and spent his first year at Google helping to create and build their AI division. Additionally, Adrian is an active angel investor and advisor to a number of technology startups and funds. Aoun discusses t...
2022-07-1232 min
How They Built It: Founding Stories from Category Defining CompaniesForward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderWe explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
“Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun-transcript
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to healthcare as a product rather than a service. In it we cover:
(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:02:37) – From Google to For...
2022-07-061h 01
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and Investors#118 Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, CEO and FounderIn Episode #118, we explore healthcare as a product rather than a service. We’re joined by Adrian Aoun, Forward’s CEO and Founder, and we cover why healthcare should be a product, not a service, being problem-oriented as a founder, and why the health insurance industry is destined to fall.
“Solutions don't really matter. Problems matter.” – Adrian Aoun
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/forward-adrian-aoun-transcript
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to healthcare as a product rather than a service. In it we cover:
(00:00...
2022-07-061h 01
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsTrailer – #118 Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion PeopleListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s Spotlight episode featuring Forward with Adrian Aoun.
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2022-07-0604 min
How They Built It: Founding Stories from Category Defining CompaniesTrailer – Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion PeopleListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrow’s Spotlight episode featuring Forward with Adrian Aoun.
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2022-07-0504 min
Paradigm ShiftEP26: Reimagining healthcare from first principles, with Forward Founder/CEO Adrian AounAdrian is a serial entrepreneur and currently Founder/CEO of Forward. Forward is a healthcare startup that provides a membership-based healthcare system. Forward is redesigning the way healthcare is delivered using cutting edge technology that has long been neglected such as sensors, mobile, and AI.Before Forward Adrian founded AI startup Wavii which was acquired by Google, where he subsequently led Special Projects for the entire company. In this episode we dive into Adrian’s entrepreneurial journey and how Forward is redefining healthcare from first principles.In this episode we discuss:Wavii an...
2022-06-2044 min
Fitt Insider126. Preventative & Affordable Healthcare with Forward CEO Adrian AounToday I'm joined by Adrian Aoun, Founder and CEO of Forward, a technology-driven healthcare system. Forward started from scratch to build a system that's completely different and radically improves healthcare. Forward is on a mission to lower costs, improve results, and make quality care available to those who need it most. In this episode we talk about re-imagining healthcare from the ground up by vertically integrating every aspect of the experience. Adrian also shares his vision to create a more personalized, preventative, and affordable healthcare system. In this episode, you'll learn: How Forward's technology...
2022-03-1536 minFitt Insider126. Preventative & Affordable Healthcare with Forward CEO Adrian AounToday I'm joined by Adrian Aoun, Founder and CEO of Forward, a technology-driven healthcare system. Forward started from scratch to build a system that's completely different and radically improves healthcare. Forward is on a mission to lower costs, improve results, and make quality care available to those who need it most. In this episode we talk about re-imagining healthcare from the ground up by vertically integrating every aspect of the experience. Adrian also shares his vision to create a more personalized, preventative, and affordable healthcare system. In this episode, you'll learn: How Forward's technology...
2022-03-1536 min
The No Normal Show by BPDRevive's rundown on HLTH 2021TakeawaysGetting a feel for HLTH 2021Revive's Gale Pryor and Brennan Mason joined our team on The No Normal Show to share their takeaways from this year's HLTH conference in Boston, Massachusetts.The purpose of the event is to bring everyone in the health ecosystem to reimagine healthcare delivery. Brennan and Gale found that the ecosystem has more players than ever.A good mix of organizations attended, including Amazon, AARP, Fidelity, AHA, IBM Watson, Maven, Philips, ResMed, Teladoc, Verizon, Vertex, CVS, Walmart, Zoom, Optum, Oak, Cigna, Aetna, Humana, and the Blues+.HLTH orchestrated an indoor event...
2021-10-2234 min
Shot of Digital Health TherapyShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - Murray BrozinskyIn this week's #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy, Jim Joyce and I - errrrrr.... oh wait!!!!! Noooooo - its a take over episode with none other than Jessica DaMassa from WTF Health In the aftermath of the HLTH amazing event, Jess and I sat down (sort of) with playwright and serial entrepreneur, Murray Brozinsky :🍷 Risk adjustment & Off-Broadway in the same sentence🍷 Digital Dialogues 🍷 Virtual-Only Doors and Windows..🍷 Dating vs. Marriage (Conversa Health + Amwell)🍷 oh and .. amazing advice to entrepreneurs Fun mentions as always: Roy Sch...
2021-10-2030 min
The #ANGELS PodcastAdrian Aoun, Co-Founder and CEO of ForwardFor our latest episode, we welcome Adrian Aoun. Adrian is a serial entrepreneur who started his first company as a teenager, sold his second - Wavii - to Google, and is now building the tech-centric healthcare company, Forward.
Jessica and Jana talk with Adrian about lessons from selling his company, how he ended up on the founding team of Sidewalk, a bet within Alphabet, and how he would approach redesigning cities with a startup mindset. We wrap up hearing about how Forward navigated the challenges of 2020 and delivered care to members throughout the pandemic.
Each...
2021-04-1952 min
How We Made It In EcommerceAlmost Too Good to Be True: Preventive Healthcare for $149/MonthAdrian Aoun is the CEO of Forward, a preventive healthcare company which he co-founded with former employees of Google and Uber.
Aoun is also the founder and former CEO of Wavii, which he sold to Google for $30 Million, and a prolific angel investor with dozens of successful bets including Pinterest and ClassPass.
We talked to him about Forward’s business model and mission to reveal and dismantle the absurdity of America’s healthcare system.
2020-08-2732 min
Anatomy of NextAdrian Aoun // Martian Sick DayAs we plan the shape of our future Martian capital, we continue our conversation with Adrian Aoun, founder of Forward, a company changing the way we think about the doctor. In our last episode we spoke broadly about the world — the way policy and design affect our lives today, and some of the ways they could or should change in the 21st Century. Today, we speak a little more specifically: how do we improve healthcare?
2019-01-2610 min
Village Global PodcastHealth Stories: Reinventing The Primary Care Experience with Adrian AounErik is joined by Adrian Aoun (@adrianaoun), founder of Forward, a company that is trying to reinvent how primary healthcare is delivered. His previous company Wavii, was acquired by Google — where Adrian led AI efforts as well as working on special projects for Google’s CEO.Adrian explains the personal reason for his desire to found a healthcare company. He talks about why he is trying to build something completely outside the traditional healthcare system and gives a rundown of the amazing tech that Forward has been working on.The two of them also discuss why no h...
2018-10-1725 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ ForwardAdrian Aoun is the Founder & CEO @ Forward, a health care system combining world-class doctors with advanced technology to empower patients to take control of their health. To date Adrian has raised funding from some of the true greats of the business including Marc Benioff, Eric Schmidt, Joe Lonsdale, Aaron Levie and Josh Kushner, to name a few. As a result of the incredible work at Forward, they were named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2017. Before Forward, Adrian was the head of special projects for the CEO of Google/Alphabet and Adrian arrived at Google following the acquisition of his artif...
2018-05-2537 min
Too Embarrassed to AskGoing to the doctor is a pain. Can Silicon Valley help?Forward CEO Adrian Aoun talks with Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode about the future of health care and whether a Silicon Valley startup can make going to the doctor's office something you actually want to do. Aoun says Forward, which costs $149 per month and does not work directly with any insurers or government agencies, wants to help people better understand their own health and wellness. Most people only go to the hospital or doctor when something is wrong, so Forward wants to provide information to keep patients proactive rather than reactive. Later in the show, he answers questions from...
2017-09-011h 09