How Sahil Chopra Went from Doctor to Startup Founder
JAN 17, 202550 MIN
How Sahil Chopra Went from Doctor to Startup Founder
JAN 17, 202550 MIN
Description
<p>Sahil Chopra left his medical practice after being trained at Harvard and UCLA to become a startup founder. Now, he's solving the silent sleep epidemic alongside his brother.</p>
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<p>In this conversation we discuss:</p>
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<p>Founder Mode</p>
<p>(00:00) — Intro
(01:12) — Becoming a doctor before a founder
(02:46) — Convincing his brother to start a company with him
(05:08) — Starting a company with your brother
(06:52) — Working alongside a complementary co-founder
(08:20) — Transitioning to his brother becoming CEO
(10:57) — The fundraising process
(13:15) — Transitioning from fundraising to building
(14:36) — Hiring good people early on
(37:37) — Having the right founder mindset
(39:03) — Staying even-keeled as a founder
(41:17) — Solving your own problems
(42:27) — Why sleep is a venture-scale opportunity
(43:31) — Importance of a frictionless user experience
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<p>Health & Sleep
(16:46) — Why sleep is so important
(18:33) — How much sleep people should get
(19:10) — Why people don't prioritize sleep
(20:59) — How many people are sleep deficient
(23:51) — Sahil diagnoses Michael Houck
(32:55) — Defining sleep opportunity vs. sleep
(30:48) — The Empower Sleep vision
(33:44) — Drive to conquer sleep
(35:41) — How broken the healthcare system is</p>
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<p>Rapid Fire
(46:01) — Who is one investor you’d recommend?
(47:21) — One thing you'd change about startups?
(48:30) — Advice for first-time founders?
(48:45) — Something you believe that most disagree with?</p>
