Quantified Self vs. The Obesity Epidemic

Quantified Self vs. The Obesity Epidemic

If “quantified self” gadgets are so powerful, why do our waistlines keep growing? By Tanya Maslach (Founder, GOTRIbal) In 2000, 1-in-10 people were obese. In 2012, it was 6-in-10. And at last count there were more than 40 separate techno-gadgets (not including the...

Why Silicon Valley Hasn't Built A Good Health App

Homogenous teams of innovators make products for people just like them. And that’s a problem. By Kanyi Maqubela (Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Collaborative Fund) Many great innovators build what they know, for who they know. Aaron Sorkin caricatured this concept...
Why Silicon Valley Hasn’t Built A Good Health App

Why Silicon Valley Hasn’t Built A Good Health App

Homogenous teams of innovators make products for people just like them. And that’s a problem. By Kanyi Maqubela (Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Collaborative Fund) Many great innovators build what they know, for who they know. Aaron Sorkin caricatured this concept...