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It's a great example of "I'm going to make a pretty chart, and sell to.... $PROFESSION!"

It may have been a great product like you and others have said, he hasn't the faintest idea what physicians actually do day-to-day. He had apparently spent $40k over nearly a year before he talked to the first physician.




That's because his first plan was to sell to consumers. Only when that didn't work out he switched to physicians.


Like someone else said, he got greedy. Even if he had stuck to the WebMD model, he would have made a fortune. People like to Google symptoms before seeing a doctor, and although unethical, pharma companies would have gone head over heels to market in those spots.




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