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  • The Quiet Renaissance of Queer Romance

    The Quiet Renaissance of Queer Romance

    I’m fifty-six, I came out at seventeen, and until a few years ago I had never read a book with a queer character in it. That’s now changing at a rapid pace. Read More ->

  • Start with the Customer, Not the Org Chart

    Start with the Customer, Not the Org Chart

    When a company hits the scaling wall, the first instinct is to reorganize. I’ve built ten organizations from scratch, and not one of them started with the org chart. Read More ->

  • From Here to Scale

    From Here to Scale

    Somewhere between $20M and $150M, most technology companies hit a wall in their operating model. This is the map of where it happens, and why the stages disguise each other. Read More ->

  • Birth should not be a high-risk job

    Birth should not be a high-risk job

    In my post earlier this week I addressed cost of dismissing women’s health conditions. But it’s not just about costs – medical gaslighting and systemic racism is incredibly dangerous as well. Childbirth is more dangerous… Read More ->

  • The cost of dismissal

    The cost of dismissal

    This week my posts will address some of the ways that medical gaslighting and dismissal of women is both expensive and dangerous. Women in the U.S. spend $15B more *annually* on healthcare than men, have… Read More ->

  • Unbillable Care: The Silent Reimbursement Barrier for Women

    Unbillable Care: The Silent Reimbursement Barrier for Women

    In women’s health, the problem sometimes starts before the diagnosis – on the claim form. CPT codes are how physicians indicate the services they provide so insurers can determine coverage. As in so many areas… Read More ->

  • Insurance Churn Undermines Care Continuity

    Insurance Churn Undermines Care Continuity

    When insurers only expect to keep you for a year or two, your long term wellbeing becomes someone else’s problem – usually yours! Insurance coverage often changes when people switch jobs, experience major life events,… Read More ->

  • Dynamic Targeting

    Dynamic Targeting

    A Case Study on Collaboration with UX and Data Science Introduction This post is related to two previous ones that may be of interest. The first is a framework – Building AI-enabled Solutions – Why… Read More ->

  • A 4-year Diagnosis Gap Puts Women’s Lives at Risk

    A 4-year Diagnosis Gap Puts Women’s Lives at Risk

    Women are diagnosed several years later than men for hundreds of different conditions, even though men have the tendency to go to the doctor later. In addition to the study referenced in my graphic, a… Read More ->

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