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GLP-1 Digest Podcast
by Ash Sharma
Deep conversations with the world's leading experts on GLP-1 medications, obesity medicine, and the companies shaping this market. Hosted by Ashwin Sharma, founder of the GLP-1 Digest newsletter.
Episodes
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How to Compete as a New Entrant in the DTC Obesity Market | Barclays’ Emily Field | Ep. 10
In Episode 10 of GLP-1 Digest, Ashwin Sharma speaks with Emily Field, head of US biopharmaceuticals equity research at Barclays. They discuss Lilly versus Novo Nordisk, the premium patients may pay for clinical differentiation, and whether better tolerability or muscle preservation could give new...
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How Shotsy Grew to 350,000 Monthly Active GLP-1 Users, Ep. 9 with Aja Beckett
Shotsy’s growth has been explosive—and it has been powered largely by its users. The app now has 350,000 monthly active users. Roughly one-third pay, while around two-thirds of new users arrive organically through word of mouth, community posts and app-store discovery. And it does not prescribe…
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Can AI Stop GLP-1 Patients From Churning? Ep. 8 with Dr. Paul Sacher
The economics of DTC GLP-1 care are getting harder. Customer acquisition costs keeps rising, price is getting pushed down, and more patients are willing to switch provider for the cheapest pen. That leaves DTC companies with the worst possible equation: lower gross profit per month and a customer...
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Genetics Could Decide Who Wins the GLP-1 Market, Ep. 7 with 23andMe’s Dr. Adam Auton
Why do two people taking the same GLP-1 have radically different results? Part of the answer may be written in their DNA.Dr. Adam Auton is Vice President of Human Genetics at 23andMe and a senior author of the 2026 Nature study, “Genetic predictors of GLP1 receptor agonist weight loss and side...
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🎧 Can Peptides Become a Real DTC Business? Ep.6 with Tim Gutwald
Peptides may already be a billion-dollar grey market. But if they move into legal compounding, can they become a real DTC healthcare business? I speak with Tim Gutwald, a healthtech lawyer with roughly 20 years of experience across telehealth, prescribing, compounding and DTC healthcare, about…
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Can the Food Industry Survive GLP-1s? Ep. 5 with Henry Dimbleby
What happens to the food industry when millions of people start eating less? In this episode, I speak with Henry Dimbleby about the second- and third-order consequences of GLP-1s for food and beverage. Henry co-founded Leon, led the UK’s National Food Strategy, and is the author of Ravenous, one…
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Can GLP-1s Save the NHS? Ep. 4 with Lord James Bethell
Lord James Bethell is a former UK Health Minister who served as Minister for Life Sciences during Covid. He chairs Business for Health, sat on the IPPR Commission that called the UK "the sick man of Europe," and advises the private health sector through his role at Oviva. In this conversation, we...
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🎧 Should GLP-1s be sold over the counter? Ep 3, with Dr. Beverly Tchang, MD
Dr. Beverly Tchang is a triple board-certified obesity medicine specialist, endocrinologist, and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell. She also advises Ro. We discuss the commercial and clinical questions shaping the future of GLP-1s. Time stamps: 0:00 REDEFINE-4: CagriSema…
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The GLP-1 Business Model Problem | Ep. 1. with Prof. Alex Miras
In this debut episode, Ashwin Sharma sits down with Professor Alex Miras, one of the world's leading obesity medicine specialists, to discuss the economics of GLP-1 medications. They cover: 1. Why the drug does the heavy lifting (not willpower) 2. Why price is the only barrier that matters 3. Why...
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Deep conversations with the world's leading experts on GLP-1 medications, obesity medicine, and the companies shaping this market. Hosted by Ashwin Sharma, founder of the GLP-1 Digest newsletter.
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GLP-1 Digest Podcast is created and hosted by Ash Sharma.
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