They built a $1.2 billion healthcare AI company in under three years, but they say the hardest part of healthcare AI isn't the AI.

This week, Halle sits down with Assort Health co-founders and co-CEOs Jeffery Liu and Jon Wang, whose company reached a $1.2 billion valuation in under three years. They discuss why building great healthcare AI takes far more than good models, how they scaled from 15 employees to nearly 250 in a year, and what they've learned from more than 190 million patient interactions. They also share why voice AI is harder than it looks, how they're thinking about building durable moats in the age of foundation models, and why helping patients navigate the healthcare system may be one of AI's biggest opportunities.

We cover:

The AI role suddenly showing up at every healthcare startup
The surprising demographic that gives AI voice agents the highest satisfaction scores
How healthcare AI is shifting from single-purpose tools to platforms that remember patients across every interaction
Why the biggest moat in healthcare AI may not be the model itself
The biggest misconception investors have about moats in healthcare AI
How to triple your team without losing the culture that made the company successful

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Building A Healthcare Unicorn In Three Years | Assort Health Founders Jeff Liu and Jon Wang

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Building A Healthcare Unicorn In Three Years | Assort Health Founders Jeff Liu and Jon Wang