No matter what industry you’re in, gathering feedback is an essential part of customer acquisition and business improvement. When Paul Jaglowski and his three co-founders realized that there were few alternatives for customers to share their thoughts with businesses unless it’s on paper or via Yelp, they founded cloud-based feedback platform Feedtrail. The startup’s distinguishing factor is […]
In fall 2014, entrepreneur Hans Utz spent long days in the ICU, watching over his newborn who suffered from a rare congenital heart defect. Despite excellent care from the medical staff, Utz would watch the nurses struggle as they tried to trace every single one of his son’s 18 IV lines up the pump. “It was the […]
The on-demand job marketplace has filled workforce gaps and increased efficiency in many industries — temporary restaurant and retail labor, babysitting and caretaking, even dog-walking. But can the same model be used to fill critical gaps and provide better flexibility in complex, highly-regulated industries — say, healthcare? Only if done extremely responsibly, says Suzanne Masino, […]
In the United States, 18 million kids under age 6 are at risk for permanent vision loss and vision-related setbacks, according to the American Optometric Association. Regular health clinics are often unable to afford the expensive equipment required to diagnose possible vision disorders. Parents may not have good health insurance, and children may not know […]
While telehealth is steadily growing in popularity, sometimes there’s just no substitute for seeing the doctor in person. Heal, a healthcare startup bringing technology to old school doctor house calls, lets users book a provider to come to their house either on-demand or for a scheduled appointment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a […]