In this episode, we sat down with Emi Gal   / emigal  , founder and CEO of Ezra, a startup that leverages AI to detect cancer early and inexpensively.


Emi provides insights into the landscape of the healthcare sector and talks about the differences between building an AI startup in healthcare versus SaaS. Turns out that "(In AI skills)... are not that transferable."


EZRA
Website - https://ezra.com
Twitter -   / ezrainc  


Emi Gal
LinkedIn -   / emigal  
Twitter -   / emigal  


FIRSTMARK
Website - https://firstmark.com
Twitter -   / firstmarkcap  


Matt Turck (Managing Director)
LinkedIn -   / turck  
Twitter -   / mattturck  


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00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Ezra raised $21 million in series B round
02:55 - The origin of Ezra
06:06 - Sourcing AI talent
06:52 - Building a proof of concept
09:05 - The tipping point for the product market fit
10:57 - Y Combinator wants more MRI startups. Why?
11:37 - Ezra's vision for MRI
13:25 - Is it covered by insurance?
16:15 - Full stack vs Software only
20:00 - Training AI
22:55 - Building an MRI database
25:45 - Will radiologists get replaced by AI?
27:52 - Creating reports with Generative AI
30:50 - Can we trust AI in healthcare?
33:44 - What are the specific challenges of building an AI startup?
39:01 - Healthcare entrepreneurship
43:59 - Staying fit as a CEO: Emi's mental and physical health routine
48:28 - Plans for 2024