Analysis

April 28, 2020

The make-or-break opportunity for telehealth startups

Healthcare startups which have been patiently building and scaling for years are now facing the challenge of hyper-growth.


Simon and Simon from Klara

In late March, Klara cofounders Simon Bolz and Simon Lorenz had a make-or-break talk with their engineering team. 

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