Kal Vepuri
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Invented Hero to modernize care for my mother, Dr. Vepuri. Healthcare powered by Hero helps people and providers do better, every day. Father, husband, CEO.
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Experiment: I’ll match your pre-seed angel check. Any founders incl 1st-time, diverse, any geo.
If you invest $25k+ and I invest $250k+, I’ll top you up by another $25k.
Must have working prototype + potential to scale (network, marketplace, ARR...)
Email: brainy
@brainchild
.co
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Counterintuitive tip for everyone who wants to be an investor (angel, VC or otherwise) and stay an investor: invest in companies who don’t need you to succeed.
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Honored, grateful and proud for the
@Herohealth
team being included in this year’s
@FastCompany
’s World Changing Ideas. It’s a critical time for each of us to support members of our community that are most at-risk.
#FCWorldChangingIdeas
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After four years of development, Hero officially launches today! If you or your loved ones have trouble sorting, dosing, taking or managing pills and refills, Hero was literally designed for and by people like you. Check it out. I think you’ll love it.
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If you’re a physician or healthcare provider interested in patient monitoring, Hero may be the right platform for you.
You can learn more here:
Hero is the best-in-class remote medication management platform with 90% patient engagement. Remote
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Proud that
@herohealth
has been selected as an honorable mention in
@FastCompany
’s 2021 World Changing Ideas for the 3rd year in a row. We are more committed than ever to helping families safely and easily manage meds at home.
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What is your favorite thing at your favorite restaurant in NYC?
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The bloom of startup communities in second and third cities is nearing an inflection point.
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We’re excited to announce that Hero has been selected as the exclusive in-home medication management provider for all AARP members.
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Telehealth is in its Betamax/VHS phase. Laserdiscs come next. Yay.
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If you are struggling with chronic disease, you may be eligible to become a Hero member at little to no out of pocket cost. We’ve shared some information about this here:
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Caregivers are already overwhelmed but would need 48 hours in a day to maintain the status quo for the next 30 years.
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From an anonymous son: “Hey just wanted to say what a great idea Hero pill mgmt is. Here’s a picture I took on the day my father died four years ago. He had something like 20 different meds to take, and exhausted from Chemo, I’m sure he wasn’t able to get it right every day. It
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One of my favorite first meetings was with
@alanjpatricof
on a Saturday morning at his midtown office, where he was starting a full workday at the age of 83. I’m honored that he is personally involved in our journey at Hero. Congratulations on this new, important chapter Alan!
"I will tell you, there are very few venture-backed companies run by older people," says Alan Patricof. The 85-year old chairman emeritus of Greycroft, has co-founded Primetime Partners, a fund aimed at products and services for older people.
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🥗 A healthy story of gratitude:
It’s late 2009 and I read an article about the first
@sweetgreen
and the founders. A few days later I found myself rereading the story so I sent a cold email to info
@sweetgreen
.com with “my thesis on the future of healthy food.”
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Congratulations to
@PayalKadakia
@Fritzanity
on the
@classpass
news! Humanity could learn volumes about persistence by studying the transformation from Classtivity to ClassPass. Excited for you and for the coming chapters :)
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⚡️We’re growing our Commercial Partner network at Hero. Do you know a thoughtful creator, coach, trainer or salesperson with an interest in health, longevity, fitness or wellness?
They could earn a 6-figure+ annual income by partnering with the Hero growth team as part of our
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Thank you, Mom for being an incredible physician, teacher, leader and hero to your children, patients and colleagues (also for always making sure I’m well fed). You are the inspiration for
@herohealth
and why we’re saving lives every day!
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Big moment for accessibility to the future of high res healthcare. Congratulations
@adrianaoun
and the
@goforward
team. Excited to try it!
Couldn't be more excited to announce the
@goforward
CarePod, the World's First AI Doctor's Office!
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Big day at Hero.
I am excited to officially welcome Roy Beveridge, Brad Fluegel, Barry Katz, Ravi Thadhani, Tim van Biesen, Ira Wilson and Phyllis Yale to our team.
Much more to come from our work with this incredible group of forward-thinking healthcare leaders…stay tuned.
We're excited to introduce our world-class Board of Advisors with experts from the private sector and academia to help us deliver on our mission!
#healthtech
#inhomecare
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It was nice to spend a morning with one of my early mentors, Tim van Biesen at Bain & Company to talk about our journey at
@Herohealth
.
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@avichal
In order:
Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow to set expectations
Munger’s The Psychology of Human Misjudgment to be ruthlessly anti-biased
Cialdini’s Influence to realign mindset for sales
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This is difficult for me to believe. Floyd, thank you for your kindness, generosity and positivity. My family and I fell back in love with NY restaurants because of your contributions fifteen years ago. Rest in peace and condolences to your loving family.
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Clarification: this doesn’t mean they won’t benefit greatly from your support or involvement.
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Update 2:
~1,100 total submissions to date
~400 met the basic criterion and of them roughly 2/3 were submitted by founders themselves (not angel investors)
Requested follow-up information from 23
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Caregiver burnout is a painful and growing challenge. Odds are that you have friends internalizing the daily stress of caregiving whether or not they make it known.
The pressure of caregiving can often lead to intense stress and worry – often without caregivers realizing the repercussions. Our latest blog covers 5 common signs of caregiver burnout, plus a few steps you can take to start improving your wellbeing:
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Hero is live and we’re proud to kickoff our launch campaign today. This video is a great primer for how Hero helps solve the many pain points felt on a daily basis by caregivers or anyone who needs to take, track or refill medication. Hero truly is medication, managed.
Hero manages every part of your loved one's medication, so they never miss a dose again.
#health
#WellnessWednesday
#medicationmanaged
#hero
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Health technology isn’t just lowering the barriers to healthcare — it’s offering truly personalized care, more freedom and better health outcomes. More on how
#healthtech
is democratizing healthcare in my latest
@Forbes
piece:
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This inevitable trend will profoundly impact our daily lives and the economy.
Healthcare, social security and labor force are some of the first order challenges.
We need to make more significant, practical progress in addressing these over the next decade or the US P&L and
One of the most underrated shifts happening in America: our aging population.
• Every day, 10,000 people in the US turn 65
• By 2030, 1 in 5 Americans will be over 65
• Half the population is already over 50
At the same time, the number of Americans under 18 will remain
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Especially proud of our committed team today and thankful to our friends at Protect Native Elders - a year of ideation, prep and planning is now live!
We couldn’t be more excited to support families in need within the Navajo Nation.
@herohealth
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🙏 to have
@eladgil
as an investor as proven by this sage piece: Blog: Markets Are 10X Bigger Than Ever
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Congrats
@mnvsevak
and
@memorahealth
!
1/ So excited to be publicly sharing
@memorahealth
's $30M strategic financing led by
@chriswbischoff
@htaneja
and
@generalcatalyst
along with several strategic partners including
@NorthwellHealth
,
@NorthShoreWeb
,
@pagsceltics
, and others!
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⚕️Experienced healthcare providers know that engagement and retention is challenging with chronic disease patients.
This can be exacerbated by the use of new technology in remote patient monitoring (RPM, RTM, CCM etc.) programs. A recent paper by Su and colleagues looked at a
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Thanks to
@Todayshow
and
@JenniferJolly
for featuring
@Hero
as a top tech service to make life easier for seniors. We are proud that medication adherence among our members is at 95%.
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Thanks to
@NoraKAli
,
@thebradsmith
and
@cheddar
for having me at the
@nyse
to introduce
@herohealth
yesterday. Great questions. Shout out to
@IamAlyssaSmith
for the tips!
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We’re getting a lot of questions about where Hero members live... we’re already saving lives in every state and many of the major countries around the world (even though we only commercially operate in the US)!🌎🌏🌍
@Herohealth
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Amazing to see so many great healthcare leaders in NYC and proud of our team
@Herohealth
for being included in NYC Digital Health 100!
@NYCHBL
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You can’t manage what you don’t measure.
Taking medication is the most frequent medical intervention and yet…
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Congrats to all of our teammates
@Herohealth
for transformational year of growth, team and product development all in support of our members, their caregivers and families.
You’re all SuperHeroes in my book! 🧡
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Quick update on the Brainy experiment:
There’s been an amazing response. Keep the referrals coming.
Please be patient. We can’t respond to everyone but a very small team is reviewing every submission thoughtfully.
I’ll share more updates when I can. Stay tuned.
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Thanks for hosting
@theviveevent
!
Now in Track 1, panelists are discussing how to maneuver the medication management maze …
Speakers include:
-
@NixonGwiltLaw
’s Kaitlyn O’Connor
-
@MGH_CCCSEW
’s
@FortiPharm
-
@BaptistHealthSF
’s Madeline Camejo
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@KalderosInc
’s Jeremy Docken
-
@herohealth
’s
@kalvepuri
#ViVE2022
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@paulg
@awilkinson
Truth that applies fo everything hard not just startups. I wish expected value was taught to kids in primary school.
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New 5 star verified review:
“Where is the sixth star? This is pure genius; it does everything but take your med for you. As someone with a long list of health problems and even longer list of meds, Hero is exactly what I need to keep track if my regimen. It really is my hero!”
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Update 3:
Pre-seeded 2 sets of founders out of the original ~1,100. More on those to come when they are ready to announce... :)
Current snapshot:
~ 1,300 submissions to date
~ 5 currently under consideration
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@chrissyfarr
@herohealth
:) True we love working with plans to improve outcomes and lower downstream cost of care but DTC and other non-reimbursed channels are as high growth and economically compelling for us. Solving a hard, daily, high LTV pain-point is valued by out of pocket purchasers.
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Thanks to
@Health_Affairs
for covering this critical, yet often overlooked topic. As the saying goes, you can only manage what you measure. Using PDC and similar measures of patients having "medication on hand" as a goal measure misaligns the entire healthcare system in our
The team
@herohealth
sends our thanks to
@AnnetteDuBard
,
@dc_cavanaugh
,
@WillShrank
,
@Farzad_MD
and
@Health_Affairs
for this important article and topic.
[Thread continues below]👇
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I recently chatted with
@philipkasumu
at
@startuphmd
on what inspired me to create
@herohealth
. Tune in to our convo to learn more here:
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This is concise and excellent.
How To Be Successful:
This is very long, but I think one of the most important things I've ever written.
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Congrats
@TheArrivalsNYC
@sweetgreen
@Allbirds
@getthemirror
@ArcadiaPower
@SeatGeek
@OscarHealth
@classpass
and
@reformationx
for making to the
@FastCompany
Most Innovative Companies list for 2019!
We’re honored to be included as one of
@FastCompany
's Most Innovative Companies of 2019! Check out the list through the article below.
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Thanks to
@FastCompany
’s
@RuthReader
for discussing how Hero’s fully-connected medication service is making it possible for seniors to safely and independently age in place :)
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Managing important meds can be stressful and time-consuming for you and your loved ones.
These tips from our team might offer some peace of mind and hopefully reduce the risk of avoidable trips to the hospital.
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Caregiving is often all consuming to the point where time away can seem unimaginable. Our team
@herohealth
wanted to thank
@ForrestBrownCNN
for
@CNN
for sharing helpful perspective. Please share so more caregiving heroes are convinced to take well deserved time for themselves.
Great article from CNN on the importance of caregivers taking a vacation - Don't forget to take care of yourself!
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Parent living longer with chronic disease is creating new and unexpected financial strain on baby boomers. Thanks
@susanbgarland
and
@nytimes
for putting a spotlight on this growing challenge.
#HeroCanHelp
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Hero’s mission is to power the transition to a sustainable healthcare future for all. To make that a reality we aim to partner with teams who are deeply committed to the wellbeing of those living with chronic disease.
We couldn’t be more excited to expand our commitment to
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Every generational company will have have hardware in its blood: robots, clusters or both. 🦾
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HUGE
Big news today for iPhone and iPad users who are tired of the constant tracking, ad targeting, and manipulation on the Internet:
#iOS14
(rolling out today) now allows you to set DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser as your default browser and search app.
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Thanksto
@rabois
for writing and sharing this. Actionable, straightforward and super helpful summary of all the disparate information on this complex and long-studied topic.
Lessons from Keith Rabois Essay 3: How to be an Effective Executive
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You’re welcome
@54321jenn
! Thank you for the kind words.
@herohealth
Before Hero, my husband was mixing up his medication and couldn’t remember if he took his insulin. Now he hasn’t missed a dose and he says he feels like the meds are helping instead of making him sick. Thank you for creating this amazing tech!
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Congrats
@m_franceschetti
@a_zatarain
and
@eightsleep
! Well deserved for building a phenomenal product.
Our founders
@m_franceschetti
and
@a_zatarain
on
@CNBC
this morning with
@andrewrsorkin
@BeckyQuick
@JoeSquawk
introducing Pod 4 Ultra
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Still loving how much
@herohealth
helped with managing adhd meds. Haven’t had to worry at all about if I’ve taken them twice by accident - and a lot of adhd folks know *exactly* what I’m talking about. (Not sponsored, I just really like them.)
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Thank you Deb Gordon and
@Forbes
for covering our work with
@EldersNative
!
Awesome job team
@herohealth
🧡
A big thank you to
@Forbes
for featuring our new partnership with the Navajo Nation! We teamed up with
@EldersNative
to help Navajo Nation elders manage medications and ease caregiver burdens:
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