Optimizing health is about more than just new tech, it's about new models, new ways to engage, and being fun. Jim Donnelly, founder and CEO of Humanaut Health, is pioneering a comprehensive approach that combines advanced diagnostics, the latest interventions, with lifestyle changes to add decades of healthy living to people's lives. In this episode, we look at these new approaches and how Austin is emerging as a hub for health innovation companies.
Episode Highlights
- Humanaut Health and Its Mission
- Longevity vs. Health Optimization
- Navigating the Wild West of Wellness
- Measuring Prevention and Healthspan
- New Business Models: Aligning Incentives, Dealing with Churn, Integrating Tech
- Austin: A Hub for Health and Wellness Innovation
- What's Next, Austin?
- "That many of these great things that are happening in Austin become less the purvey of the top 1%-5%. It's not the biohackers. It's not the rich people. It's like a lot of this sort of filters down more and more."
What is Austin Next?
Austin is building the new tech, cultural, and intellectual stack. The region is a living laboratory to answer a single question: How do you build a global innovation superpower?
Host Jason Scharf dissects innovation from the individual to the ecosystem. From the soundstage to the data center to the fab, we decode the mechanics of Austin's innovation ecosystem.
As Atoms, Bits, and Intelligence converge, we explore how Hard Tech scale, digital velocity, and creative density collide. This is an audit of the future. We map the physics of the flywheel so builders and investors can navigate the chaos.