If you've ever had a text reminding you about a hospital appointment, there's a good chance it'll have come via DrDoctor.
The platform was built in 2012 and allows patients to book or cancel visits.
When co-founder Tom Whicher was developing the idea, the concept of sharing data and using AI in healthcare was controversial. Now, it's commonplace and the company started this year by winning £10 million of funding. So, how did they do that?
We also talk about:
- The use of AI in healthcare and why doctors will never be replaced by machines.
- Why winning large funding rounds means the work has only just begun
- How they kept the company going through its rough earliest years
- His reaction when he got his first real appointment reminder text via his own company
- The car he sold to get DrDoctor started, and the one he's just bought (which might surprise you)
Listen above, or wherever you stream your podcasts by clicking here.
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