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Juli Hu is the cofounder and CEO of Lark Health which is a digital health startup that provides virtual care through AI coaching, smart devices, and tele-monitoring. The company has raised $100 million from top tier investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Social Starts, Tuesday Capital, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Asset Management Ventures, and Golden Seeds to name a few.
In this episode you will learn:
Securing massive distribution deals with a prototype
Brave pivots
The truth about fundraising, and why investors are so opaque when they turn you down
Julia’s top advice for other entrepreneurs
How long you really need to be prepared to commit for, before jumping into a startup
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For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.
Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).
Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.
About Julia Hu:
Julia Hu is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the digital health company Lark Health.
Julia Hu was named one of the “Top 10 Women in Tech to Watch” by Forbes and was a winner of Inc. Magazine’s “30 under 30, Class of 2013". Julia Hu was listed in 2016 as one of “17 Female Healthcare CEOs to Know,” in Becker’s Hospital Review, and was honored in 2017 as one of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “40 Under 40". Silicon Valley Business Journal listed Julia Hu as one of “Silicon Valley's 2018 Women of Influence".
Julia Hu was the founder and CEO of smart home startup EMOD. Julia Hu second venture into entrepreneurship was as a member of the founding team of Cleantech Open, which is a non-profit organization and now the world’s largest Cleantech incubator. Julia Hu was an international marketing consultant for BOP renewables company D.light Design, which focuses on renewable solar energy.
Julia Hu founded Lark Technologies in 2011 with the development of a wearable sleep monitor and an accompanying app that used artificial intelligence (AI)-based coaching to improve sleep. The company increased its coaching to include nutrition and physical activity and stopped producing hardware, and relaunched as an app in late 2015. Business Insider named Lark among the "10 Most Innovative App Companies of 2015" alongside Uber, Google Photos, Snapchat, and Slack,and Apple named Lark one of the "10 Best Apps of 2015" out ...
In this episode you will learn:
Securing massive distribution deals with a prototype
Brave pivots
The truth about fundraising, and why investors are so opaque when they turn you down
Julia’s top advice for other entrepreneurs
How long you really need to be prepared to commit for, before jumping into a startup
SUBSCRIBE ON:
For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.
Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).
Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.
About Julia Hu:
Julia Hu is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the digital health company Lark Health.
Julia Hu was named one of the “Top 10 Women in Tech to Watch” by Forbes and was a winner of Inc. Magazine’s “30 under 30, Class of 2013". Julia Hu was listed in 2016 as one of “17 Female Healthcare CEOs to Know,” in Becker’s Hospital Review, and was honored in 2017 as one of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “40 Under 40". Silicon Valley Business Journal listed Julia Hu as one of “Silicon Valley's 2018 Women of Influence".
Julia Hu was the founder and CEO of smart home startup EMOD. Julia Hu second venture into entrepreneurship was as a member of the founding team of Cleantech Open, which is a non-profit organization and now the world’s largest Cleantech incubator. Julia Hu was an international marketing consultant for BOP renewables company D.light Design, which focuses on renewable solar energy.
Julia Hu founded Lark Technologies in 2011 with the development of a wearable sleep monitor and an accompanying app that used artificial intelligence (AI)-based coaching to improve sleep. The company increased its coaching to include nutrition and physical activity and stopped producing hardware, and relaunched as an app in late 2015. Business Insider named Lark among the "10 Most Innovative App Companies of 2015" alongside Uber, Google Photos, Snapchat, and Slack,and Apple named Lark one of the "10 Best Apps of 2015" out ...