Today's my last day at Business Insider. I've had an incredible time leading BI's healthcare coverage over the past 5 years, and was excited to start with the investigations team this month. I'll be rooting for both groups of incredibly talented reporters from afar.

Journalism layoffs since last week: Sports Illustrated, Pitchfork, LA Times, National Geographic, TIME, now Business Insider

Getting to work with Leah was one of my favorite parts of my last few years at BI. She's an incredibly thoughtful editor (and diligent reporter too!) ❤️

Leah is one of the hardest working and most compassionate editors I’ve ever worked for and deserves a gig at a company that knows this and will pay her a million dollars a year

A must-read about Eikon -- one of biotech's best-funded, most-secretive startups.

Andrew Dunn was the first journalist to get a look inside their labs + what they're actually doing

For my non-portfolio pick, I went with Maven Clinic as the startup to watch, not just because of what it does currently, but for what it can be.

Maven's success could have a trickle-down effect on the whole women's health space.

Thx Blake Dodge!

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I turned 28 yesterday. And my 28th year around the sun was pretty wild.

Writing about this broke my business journalist brain. ‘How can I give the readers a central thesis??’

There is no central thesis 😅. Here’s how I found and dealt with loneliness.

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I also found that Miller was pushed out of his previous company, Level Therapy, after he was accused of misappropriating tens of thousands of dollars of company funds. He paid back the sum, 3 years later. By then, he had already raised $1 million for his new venture, Spora. (6/7)

Thread: Spora Health's founder painted a rosy portrait of his healthcare startup. The reality is more complicated. (1/7)

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As I told Blake Dodge Business Insider: 'The future of digital health is bright. There is so much opportunity still to be captured in healthcare.' Thanks to Blake for her fantastic profile & for capturing our sense of humor (and Glen Tullman pranks) 😆 businessinsider.com/7wire-217-mill…

New from me!

7wireVentures just closed a $217 million fund to back later-stage startups!

Partially to continue backing winners in their own portfolio 👀

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IN DEFENSE OF LISTS lol:

We find people like Sasha Kelemen!

The young banker and mom wears dresses to see PE investors and blocks her calendar for family time.

Meanwhile, she’s steering more capital towards women who’re changing healthcare.

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There's a huge amount of money to be made out of taking women seriously - and 50% of the population isn't 'niche'. Go Sasha Kelemen of Leerink Partners!
Blake Dodge Insider
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#FundFemaleFounders

New!

A startup studio that works with Northwell just hired Dr. Mark Michalski as CEO.

He's already met with 50+ leaders at Northwell to chart out a generative AI strategy.

So far, they're looking at tools for billing, discharge paperwork, and more ➡️

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It's 30 under 40 day!

A day where you can stop crying and read about people who're still fighting the good fight.

Including some who've never been in the spotlight before, as we do our own research.

Read about 'em and feel better about the world!

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cc Eugene Kim

Scoop! Then Chen family behind the primary-care chain ChenMed are stepping away from their leadership roles. UnitedHealthcare veteran Steve Nelson will lead the entire company. businessinsider.com/primary-care-c…

😭

Sad to see our fearless leader go 😭

Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer, ty for being a smart + courageous manager. You helped grow this digital health team from 0 to 100.

Fractal gave aspiring entrepreneurs an idea for a startup and $1m.

Three years in, multiple founders say that VCs have shut them out, citing the studio’s deal structure.

“There's a cancer on all of the businesses that are coming out of this studio.” businessinsider.com/fractal-vertic…