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…Jan 20Jan 20
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…Jan 2Jan 2
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…Nov 1, 2023Nov 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]…Oct 10, 2023Oct 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…Mar 24, 20228Mar 24, 20228
Sergei PolevikovThe Big Bath of Tim Wentworth 🛁, or the Worst Day in Walgreens’ HistoryAlso, RIP VillageMD. 🪦6d ago6d ago
Sergei PolevikovThe Health AI IPO Checklist: How to Spot the Next Unicorn or Sniff Out the Next DonkeyI present 21 criteria to assess whether a digital health startup that has gone public (such as last week’s Tempus AI) is poised to be a…Jun 28Jun 28
Sergei PolevikovAI is Needed Where Humans Struggle with Nonlinear Processes — i.e. 99% of the TimeI was interviewed by the brilliant Shankar Hemmady. We talked about the future of AI and technology in healthcare and the concrete steps…Jun 19Jun 19
Sergei PolevikovForbes VC Rankings Are Why VCs Suck at InvestingI propose two concrete changes to the VC investing to prevent the massive misallocation of capital by VCs.Jun 5Jun 5
Sergei PolevikovCue Health Plays Its Final Note: Another Victim of VC’s ‘Pump & Dump’ SchemeSame ol’ story. General Partners get super rich at the expense of the “mom-and-pop” investors who got super screwed.Jun 3Jun 3