On Obsessing Over Problems, Predicting the Future, and Why Healthcare Should be a Product (Not a Service)

This week we’re profiling Adrian Aoun, who founded Forward into 2017 to turn healthcare from a service into a product and reach 1B+ people globally. Before founding Forward, Adrian served as the Director of Special Projects for Google CEO Larry Page, founded Sidewalk Labs, and served as an advisor to the White House on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Here are the 3 big ideas in this week's Cheat Sheet: Principle: Be problem obsessed, not solution obsessed. Framework: How to predict the future from first principles. Insight: Why healthcare should be a product—not a service. Read the newsletter companion to this episode: https://www.cheatsheetnewsletter.com/p/problem-obsessions-and-predicting-the-future Listen, watch, or explore more of this week’s episodes: Forward’s Adrian Aoun | My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More Listen Now | Watch Now | Episode Guide | Transcript Forward: Bringing Healthcare as a Product to a Billion People | Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO Listen Now | Watch Now | Episode Guide | Transcript Get the Cheat Sheet newsletter in your inbox: https://www.cheatsheetnewsletter.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices