12. Fahad Aziz, Cofounder and CTO of Caremerge

In this episode, Fahad Aziz shares his insights into his journey as Caremerge’s cofounder. Fahad offers great stories including what he learned from living in a senior living community, why “Facebook for health care” wasn’t such a great idea, and what advice he has for aspiring gerontechnologists. 0:42 What does Caremerge provide? 1:35 Where did the idea for Caremerge come from? 4:27 At what point did you start to expand into other technologies? Was this the plan from the beginning? 7:26 Was there immediate buy-in with voice activation technologies? Or did you have to elaborate on the value proposition? 9:00 What was the biggest surprise from living in a senior living community and how did it shape the way that you built your company? 11:15 How have you seen seniors defying ageist stereotypes and what is the next wave of technologies that seniors will use to improve quality of life? 13:40 How have you been using data to predict falls? 15:34 How will community personnel use this additional data that indicates high fall risks? 17:02 How has your role changed with Caremerge’s growth? 20:20 What advice do you have for someone who is looking to work in gerontechnology?