In this episode, Fahad Aziz shares his insights into his journey as Caremerge’s cofounder. Fahad offers great stories including what he learned from living in a senior living community, why “Facebook for health care” wasn’t such a great idea, and what advice he has for aspiring gerontechnologists.
0:42 What does Caremerge provide?
1:35 Where did the idea for Caremerge come from?
4:27 At what point did you start to expand into other technologies? Was this the plan from the beginning?
7:26 Was there immediate buy-in with voice activation technologies? Or did you have to elaborate on the value proposition?
9:00 What was the biggest surprise from living in a senior living community and how did it shape the way that you built your company?
11:15 How have you seen seniors defying ageist stereotypes and what is the next wave of technologies that seniors will use to improve quality of life?
13:40 How have you been using data to predict falls?
15:34 How will community personnel use this additional data that indicates high fall risks?
17:02 How has your role changed with Caremerge’s growth?
20:20 What advice do you have for someone who is looking to work in gerontechnology?
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