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Noah Lang
@noahlang · CEO, Stride Health
Thanks Jonathan! We're certainly tackling some similar themes. I was surprised to see the questions about commissions affecting recommendations in Wired -- we, unlike other traditional broker engines, don't accept 'advertising fees' to list plans at the top.
Additionally, we've built an 'ethical wall' internally -- our commission rates with insurance comp… See more
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Flinndustries
@flinndustries · Professional Optimist, Rothenberg Vent…
This looks awesome! Great Wired article as well. Worth reading.
Thanks for the support! I cofounded Stride w @butner to help us all make smarter heath decisions. Ask me anything about Stride! Here to answer.
Jonathan Howard
@staringispolite · Growth engineer & founder
@noahlang Hey Noah, this is great! Just saw this.
I founded Emissary (http://www.emissarymed.com) with 2 friends, and it sounds like we deal with a lot of similar themes.
For affiliate corruption (influencing user behavior to get a better referral fee) have you seen this from users, or just from interviewers? How are you thinking about showing proof/trust… See more
Thanks Jonathan! We're certainly tackling some similar themes. I was surprised to see the questions about commissions affecting recommendations in Wired -- we, unlike other traditional broker engines, don't accept 'advertising fees' to list plans at the top.
Additionally, we've built an 'ethical wall' internally -- our commission rates with insurance comp… See more
Jonathan Howard
@staringispolite · Growth engineer & founder
Oh you're in RH? Sweet, we applied for next round, I'll probably see you there in a month :)
One thought we had to change the "game mechanics" of this type of system: accept min(all possible fees) as profit, donate the remainder.
But I think for the most part, it's just paranoid consumer activists talking about this stuff, or reporters generating controve… See more