1. Who else is in this space of content organization? Plus, in the spirit of start-ups, it's never about how many competitors you have; it's about who can ultimately provide the most value :)
2. Holding user data, but we're deidentified enough to be HIPAA-compliant (or at least our lawyers say so.)
3. Haha, you don't have to believe us. You'll see it in action when it's live.
4. We know both of those teams and they're both fantastic! Our goal isn't to replace them, just increase their awareness. Patientslikeme works fantastically for chronic diseases; Crohnology is a great start-up for Crohn's disease. But the percentage of Crohn's users who actually know about Crohnology and product updates is low. Our goal is to get the newest and best information to those who need it most.
5. Perhaps not, but there are a couple distinguishing factors here. First, the more common chronic diseases have resources like that, but many of the ones in between have little support. Second, the topics we cover are a bit different. They're focused on generating their own content and might miss out on some of the thousands of new apps being generated in this health boom. Ultimately, we'd love to provide more awareness to newsletters like that if they're really the most helpful tool.
Patients first.