2. Cardea is an application that
provides users with personalized
recommendations for improving
their health.
3. It aggregates data from popular devices and
applications (like Fitbit and RunKeeper)
along with user-supplied entries.
4. It generates recommendations
by comparing health data with
evidence-based guidelines in
important areas, including BMI,
exercise, diet, and screenings.
5. It presents health recommendations
along with trend and point data in a
user-friendly dashboard.
6. It encourages users to set goals and
offers options for social networking
and gamefication to encourage goal
completion.
7. • Insurance companies seeking to recruit
health-conscious customers
• Businesses seeking to improve the health
of their workforce
• Health care providers seeking patient
health data
Customer Segments:
We initially focused on individuals seeking to
improve their health. Further research led us
to the following additional segments:
8. We initially focused on revenue from:
• Advertising on the Cardea app
• Paid-features for premium users
But when we added new customer
segments, we identified new revenue
sources:
• Licensing fees from insurers,
employers and health care
providers
9. We initially identified several traditional
marketing channels:
• Word of mouth
• Social media campaigns
• Technology and health journalists
• Paid advertising online and in select
publications
We have since added the following channels:
• Employers to employees
• Insurers to members
• Health care providers to patients
10. We have received feedback from several
different sources as we refined our idea:
• We interviewed potential users, including
those who identify with the quantified self
movement
• We vetted the idea through participants in
Venture Labs Mobile Health without Borders
class
• We submitted the idea to Dr. Hubert
Zajicek, a principle in the Health Wildcatters
accelerator, who responded positively