Digital Health

Stop Building Mental Health Apps. You’re Making Things Worse.

📅 August 4, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

A new dataset of 542 dead mental health startups reveals a chilling truth: these companies failed not because of funding or regulation, but because they treated human suffering like a software problem. When a mental health app vanishes overnight, it doesn’t just lose investors—it abandons patients. We don’t need more tech wrappers; we need clinical efficacy.

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The $1 Trillion Lie: Why Alzheimer’s Detection Is the Product Opportunity Nobody’s Talking About

📅 July 22, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

Forget the cure. The real trillion-dollar opportunity in Alzheimer’s isn’t treatment — it’s early detection. AI can now predict the disease 15 years before symptoms with a simple blood test. But the product that wins won’t be the most accurate algorithm; it will be the one that gives caregivers peace of mind. Here’s how to build it.

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