Why don’t we see more health longevity products here?
Everywhere else I look – podcasts, social media, even casual discussions – longevity is a hot topic. Bryan Johnson, for example, shows up in my feed constantly.
For me, health-tech feels like the most valuable thing we could be building. Not just extending life expectancy, but actually improving quality of life.
And yet, when I scroll here, it’s mostly B2B tools or the next AI agent. Nothing wrong with that, but imagine the long-term impact health-related products could have if they got the same attention and funding.
So I’m wondering, why do you think it’s like this?
Do you know about any interesting longevity tech products that haven't been launched here?
(In my opinion, it is because it is not so “sexy” + medicine is very complex and we do not know ourselves so much about the human body, so it is too risky. Oftentimes, the research in this area is not profitable when findings are not “successful”.)
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Asa.team
Some B2B/work tools also cross the boundary between health and work. For example, Asa is a workplace management tool we're launching soon that's aimed to not only improve workplace management but also manage mental wellbeing (which is health I'd say!). Curious to know your thoughts on this as well
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@julian_asa I would classify it as productivity. Yeah, it can help with mental health, tho I am now trying to find some solution for physical diseases, e.g. something that could help with muscular dystrophy, cancer etc.
Asa.team
@busmark_w_nika ah, that makes sense. Things like this might be kept in the medical community though
IXORD
Do you mean creating a product as something physical or as a service? In both cases, it is indeed risky, as you mentioned in your opinion. To do anything in the medical field, experience is required, and I believe AI will not be able to help with the finer details, so it would be necessary to hire a qualified specialist. Also, the field of medicine itself is very costly, and I think most people prefer not to get involved in it :/
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@ixord I mean product, ideally, somehow supported by software. It is not easy, and totally underpaid sector. Such a paradox, that we wanna be immortal but we are not able to pay for that. Shame.