20 VC 074: The Future of Healthcare with Bob Kocher, Partner @ Venrock
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Bob Kocher is a Partner at Venrock and focuses on healthcare IT and services investments. He currently serves on the Boards of Aledade and Jiff, and is a Board Observer at Grand Rounds and Doctor on Demand. Prior to Venrock, Bob served in the Obama Administration as Special Assistant to the President for Healthcare and Economic Policy on the National Economic Council. In the Obama Administration, Bob was one of the shapers of the Affordable Care Act. Before the White House, Bob was a Partner at McKinsey & Company where he led McKinsey Global Institute’s healthcare economics work and Center for United States Health System Reform. In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Bob made his way from The White House to Venrock as a VC? 2.) How did working at The White House prepare Bob for his career as a VC, where does Bob have the biggest opportunity to change the healthcare system? 3.) What are the barriers to entry that a preventing full scale innovation and business growth in the healthcare IT space? 4.) Why have we seen a large increase in healthcare startups? What more would you Bob like to see in the healthcare space, either from the side of the startups or VC’s? 5.) How does Bob perceive the integration of software and healthcare in the future? 6.) As a healthcare professional, what would Bob recommend an individual with a high powered, demanding job in order to lead a healthy lifestyle? Items Mentioned In Todays Episode: Bob's Fave Book: The System Bob's Most Recent Investment: Lyra Health As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Bob on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side to Harry with many a mojito night, you can follow him on Instagram here!
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