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“But what will it look like on darker skin?”- A question I’ve often asked myself during my time at medical school This constant cerebration led me to curate a handbook that presents clinical features on darker skin. I hope this resource shifts the culture of medical education.

That’s why I’m super excited to see services like Zendehealth.com on the continent

African Leaders are flying over 8,000 miles for care they should be able to get closer to home. No need to book luxury accommodation and business class seats to Dubai.

It’s quietly normal in private wealth circles for African founders and high-net-worth families to travel abroad for healthcare. London. Dubai. Germany. Switzerland. Singapore. That’s why I’m excited for services like zendehealth.com on the continent

The Reality of Healthcare in South Africa | Building A Hospital In Cape Town youtu.be/gO_DZ9yGQ88

Put the word out, I’m officially Dr. Malone Mukwende 7 years of medical school comes to an end. In that time I managed to write a book about skin conditions on darker skin that was read over 500,000 in >170 countries. That was the warm up, time to go bigger and better 🏁🏁

Healthcare professionals used to be the gatekeepers of health info but with the rise in AI and wearables the individual will have more control over their health. This will be the fastest way to AI adoption in health because it’ll come from patients

@andrewchen What are the most exciting areas in healthcare?

Here's my thread about why you should: - quit whatever it is you're doing - build the startup you've wanted to build - work with me and the a16z team 1:1 - And yes, I'll invest $1M via a16z speedrun (and the earlier your startup, the better. apply here: sr.a16z.com) I want to start with some things I hear: "Nah, it's not the right time for me to launch a new startup. But why yes, I do scribble down new ideas all the time. And my best friend from work would be the perfect cofounder. Oh I even have a side project going..." There's always something around the corner: - a promotion that might happen - a job you want to get before you're "ready" to start a company - the perfect first hire that might free up in a month - a work project you want to finish up first - a sign that your idea is the perfect idea ... and a million other things But let me make the counterpoint, which is that the AI has created a unique window for launching new products. And it's ephemeral and (unfortunately) rapidly closing. - the startup window opens and shuts for a few years, once every decade. Wait it out now, and you'll have to wait 10+ years for the next one. After all, the AI wave is huge and comparable to what we saw in mobile, internet, desktop, etc. And if you look at the dates, you'll see -- 2007 for mobile, 1994 for web, 1984 for desktop. These waves happen sparingly. You could build Instagram in the first few years of mobile, but you don't want to be the photo-sharing app 8 years in. You could build Uber in the early days, but don't try to compete with them now. These windows are key. - the excitement for trying new products is at an all time high. On social media, we've now all seen first hand when new products are launched and hit great traction right off the bat. People have a hunger to try new products in a way that hasn't existed since the App Store launched. - one of the biggest problems for pre-AI products is that marketing channels are incredibly stagnant. Mobile ad channels are expensive, SEO is slow (and Google keeps taking over the search page), and you can't use aggressive virality anymore. Growth is hard. But if you have a new AI-driven take on a product category -- take advantage of the novelty effect! Before the marketing channels get swamped. - adding AI into an idea no longer requires a PhD in Computer Science :) This means that you can build totally wow breakthrough features into your product and impress your users simply by integrating APIs. You don't need to train any models, and your users may not even care what's under the hood. (just look at cursor, granola, etc -- they just care about great UX). The infrastructure is largely here, but the products are still early. There are still tons of great opportunities. - there's an incredible talent arbitrage right now. There aren't that many AI-native jobs, but everyone wants to learn more, so you can recruit top people if your product starts life day 1 as an AI product. - you might ask, can't I just work on this next year? Well -- maybe. These big waves are intensively competitive. The good ideas are getting snatched up right now, as people ask the question for how to apply AI to XYZ sector. And once the area is taken by a good team with real funding, you could maaaaybe fast-follow, but you're playing on hard mode at that point - there's never been a better time! After all, I found this fun post a while ago: Building a startup in 1995: - Buy & run a server - Code everything from scratch - Handle payments manually - Market with print ads Building a startup in 2025: - Click to deploy - AI writes code for you - 1 line of JavaScript to charge any credit card - 1 tweet goes viral = thousands of visitors (h/t @marclou) - another good reason to get started: You're reading the right essay :) And now you know about a16z speedrun, which makes it possible for us to invest in very early startups, particularly in our favorite area of tech and entertainment and AI. This is still an experimental program, and we're committed to invest up to $1M in teams that are even pre-product and/or pre-traction, if you've had strong relevant experiences. Things are early enough that I am super hands on, and look forward to working with many of you! And the link again: sr.a16z.com and more program details: speedrun.a16z.com Ultimately, a big wave like this doesn't come often. It's easy to make excuses, and for those of you who know you want to be a founder one day, I encourage you to consider jumping in during 2025. - For those of you who want to wrap something at work, or are waiting for a promotion, or something else, I want to tell you a secret: No one will care, after you've spent 18-24 months+ in a single job, what happens next at that job. The tech industry changes quickly and you get rapidly diminishing returns from what you can learn/prove at a single place. You can cut it short, and jump into a new startup. - For those who are waiting for the perfect idea: Your first idea will probably suck. Well maybe that's too harsh, so the more polite way to say it would be that it's based on incomplete information. You don't have a product in front of real users and customers. You haven't explored all the competitive products. You haven't spent 1000s of hours talking to your users yet. You need to get started doing that, to get through the 100 variations of your sucky ideas to get to the real one. - For those who are waiting for a sign: Here's your sign :) - For those who don't have an idea: That's OK. Apply with some areas/sectors you are interested in, and we'll help you talk through the kinds of problems that are exciting - For those who want to work on another job before you know enough to start a company: You know this isn't logical. Plenty of founders get going before they have any significant work experience. Another set of founders often start companies in sectors where they have no prior expertise. You don't need more prep!

This is glaringly obvious but I’m sure it’ll be decades before the NHS adopts. Would literally save a good 5-10 min per patient

My unpopular opinion is the random allocation process is crazy but it’s a way better system than the previous “merit” based system that everyone gamified

I wish there was a match culture in the UK similar to how they do it in the US

Q1 is very intense period for me and constantly working around 14 hours a day. I decided to vlog the experience for the memories How I Work 14 Hours a Day | 🩺Med School Vlog | A Week In My Life youtu.be/poULNKcW2Eg

@_damilolaa Congratulations!!!!

Unofficially Dr Oladele & I acc can’t believe it if I’m being honest.

Just became a doctor on a random Tuesday after 6 years🥳😭❤️ THANK YOU GOD 🙏🏾🩺!!!

@sevenkemz So cool!!!! Congratulations!!

@amanmathur_ I keep getting a notification saying I’ve used up all my free plan but I only have one app. Is there a way around this?

We've spent the last few months making the agent super easy to use on mobile. We've also made it free for anyone to get started with. Install the replit app on your phone and start building :)

They want a bunch of people on £30-50k to create world-leading technology LMAO

We’ve been making some updates to our health equity course page! Would love to know your thoughts blackandbrownskin.co.uk/course

@_damilolaa Big up yourself!!!!

Can’t believe I sat my final medical school exams this week. Nearly 7years down 🥹