PinnedSergei Polevikov“We Bought a Hospital We Couldn’t Afford”: General Catalyst Becomes General HospitalIf someone, other than Houdini, has $1 billion and decides to buy something for $2 billion, the math simply doesn’t add up. Aside from…12 min read·Jan 20, 2024----
PinnedSergei PolevikovDigital Health 2024: 7 Predictions & 50 Names You Don’t Want to Miss2023 was the year of digital health ‘parasites.’ Digital health has become the parasite of the tech industry. Digital health startups…·93 min read·Jan 2, 2024----
PinnedSergei PolevikovThe Death of Olive AIThe lack of focus, coupled with the “champagne and cocaine” mentality brought on by “easy” VC money totaling almost $1 billion, is what…4 min read·Nov 1, 2023----
PinnedSergei PolevikovThe Madoff of Digital Health: How Lies and the SEC’s Code of Silence Killed Babylon and Cost…Or, as Dr. David Watkins suggested, “Babylon Health, the Morally Bankrupt Unicorn — How Matt Hancock, the NHS, CQC, MHRA [and the SEC]…·128 min read·Oct 10, 2023----
PinnedSergei PolevikovMy 7 Rules of Running a Successful Startup. Some May Surprise You.As a startup owner, how many times have you heard from VC investors and marketing gurus something along the lines, “I don’t know. You seem…·3 min read·Mar 24, 2022--8--8
Sergei PolevikovEpic is Next: What I’ve Learned from the 50 Largest Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks on the American…Change Healthcare hasn’t been the first hacking attempt on an American healthcare system, and unfortunately, it won’t be the last. At this…2 min read·May 23, 2024----
Sergei PolevikovThe Death of Walmart Health — An Inside ScoopWalmart has been lying about the “success” and growth of Walmart Health for over a year. Meanwhile, things were so bad that Walmart’s…2 min read·May 13, 2024----
Sergei PolevikovMed-Gemini by Google: A Boon for Researchers, A Bane for DoctorsI’ve read all 58 pages of Google’s latest paper on its new LLM for medicine, and I have low expectations. Here’s my rebuttal.2 min read·Apr 30, 2024----
Sergei PolevikovOptum’s Telehealth Shutdown Is Just the Tip of the IcebergTelehealth is collapsing, but you already knew that.2 min read·Apr 26, 2024----
Sergei PolevikovLivongo Killed Teladoc, Part Two: CEO Out[Not the “I told you so” edition. 😉] Once an uncontested leader in digital health, Teladoc Health continues to fall out of favor. This…2 min read·Apr 20, 2024----