Joe Spector on Building Hims, Dutch & the Future of Telemedicine | Coffeez with Joe Shalaby

About this episode

Joe Shalaby interviews Joe Spector about building consumer healthcare brands and the future of telemedicine.

In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with Joe Spector, co-founder of Hims and founder of Dutch, to talk about building consumer healthcare brands that actually change people’s everyday lives. Joe shares how Hims started as an idea on a whiteboard and grew into a household name by making men’s wellness easier, more accessible, and less awkward to talk about. The conversation gets into the timing behind the opportunity, the rise of telemedicine, Viagra going generic, legal challenges in early digital healthcare, and what it takes to build a consumer brand in a category people are still uncomfortable discussing. Joe also opens up about being an immigrant, going through nearly a dozen startups that didn’t work, learning from failure, raising venture capital, and why preparation matters when the right opportunity finally shows up. They also discuss Dutch, pet telemedicine, fatherhood, fitness, community, and why the best consumer businesses are the ones that make people’s lives better. Hosted by Joseph Shalaby Coffeez for Closers Podcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Joe Shalaby

Guest: Joe Spector

Topics covered

• telemedicine
• consumer healthcare
• startups
• men's wellness
• entrepreneurship
• pet telemedicine

Keywords

• telemedicine
• Hims
• Dutch
• entrepreneurship
• men's wellness
• startups
• venture capital

Sponsors

TruDiagnostic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hims, Dutch

Products: Viagra

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