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by beardbound 785 days ago
That's an interesting thought. I've done quite a bit of work in the medical/healthcare space in tech in the past. I think part of your issue is that doctors are notoriously hard to get a hold of. Also they don't make any of the decisions for tech.

If you're just generally trying to get an idea of pain points in the industry I think you should get more specific. Here are some for instances:

- Are you trying to make the interface between the doctor and the patient easier?

- Are you going to look at the way the doctors interact with the EHR (electronic health records) vendors?

- Are you trying to make the check-in process easier for patients?

- Are you trying to provide analytics for long term quality of care metrics on hospitals?

- Are you targeting small clinics, hospitals, or ER/minor emergency rooms?

Also for cold calling doctors on Linkedin, I am not surprised that you aren't getting much feedback. Most of the doctors I've known tend not to be into online stuff. You might have more luck reaching out to a local professional organization.

Also you might think about trying to contact nurses, nurse practitioners, or physician's assistants. There might be a local nurses professional organization that you could reach out to who could ask their members if anybody is interested. Just frame it as you're trying to figure out a way to make their jobs easier.

This ended up being a little rambly, but I hope it's useful. Cheers.

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Thank you. YES on a lot of your bullet points. But I'm very open-minded about it and would work on any issue if enough people raise it.

I've been thinking of reaching out to nurses and other pros that work around docs.

I like the professional org idea.