“I’m a musician. Musicians are drawn to beauty. And what could be more beautiful, more elegant than biology? Than the human immune system? Or genetics? I don’t think those worlds are as separate as people think. Even music — what makes a person like a song — boils down to neuroscience.”

“There’s also a clear misalignment of interests across the industry. Patients, providers, payers — specifically insurance companies — all want something different. In other words, your insurance company, which foots the bill, is seeking to cut costs. But your doctor is often paid for providing more services. And you as the patient just want to be as healthy as you possibly can.”

“This is changing around the margins as more and more health systems take on financial risk in caring for their patients, thereby incentivizing them to economize costs and maximize outcomes… but it is a slow progression. I’m frustrated that the current inefficiencies and structural irrationalities are the result of neglect by generations of policymakers and corporations in the space.”

“I got involved with the app in 2014, totally inspired by the idea that you could video chat with medical professionals whenever, wherever… It’s so simple. Because one of the most common things we see today is people who go to urgent care when they don’t need to — who go to the emergency room with an eye infection or a cold. Doctors on Demand connects you to a physician within 30 seconds, accepts people’s insurance and prevents the clogging of overly-expensive emergency rooms.”

“That an investment’s success is only monetary. I measure success by my ability to change lives.”