What we learned from Healthcare YC applications

“You built a working product in three weeks but have zero users, zero revenue, and a broker commission model that may keep you a better broker, not a tech company.”

7.2/10·Serious builder, real problem, exceptional speed, but you need 100+ enrollments in six weeks to prove this scales beyond broker economics.

“You built a working prototype in one month with synthetic data, but you have zero real users, no revenue, and you're solo in healthcare with no domain expertise.”

6.9/10·Fast builder attacking massive pain, but no market pull yet and desperately need a healthcare cofounder yesterday.

“You built a working MVP in simulation, but have zero users, zero revenue, no pilots, no co-founder, and no proof any hospital will actually buy this.”

6.2/10·Sharp technical founder tackling a real $31B problem, but solo in healthcare with one month of commitment and no real world traction yet.

“You peaked at 8 families and dropped to 3, which suggests you have not solved retention or onboarding well enough to scale.”

6.9/10·Real product in a huge market, but you need to prove this works beyond friends and family before someone copies you.

“Two users after 11 months full time is not traction, it's a research project with a privacy excuse.”

6.6/10·Sharp clinical insight and real product, but you need 100 users in 90 days or this stays theoretical.