David Sarabia, Founder/ CEO at inRecovery & Sig Narvaez, Executive Solution Architect at MongoDB As a bullied kid, I found refuge in computers and taught myself to code at 8. By 26, I had two successful tech exits and moved to NYC. A weekend party habit led to daily drug use and a spiral to heroin and homelessness. In 2016, after a friend�s overdose woke me up. I checked myself into rehab and quickly realized I was there for a bigger purpose. Healthcare is very broken. From legacy systems, inefficiencies, and poor customer experience. What if we could dramatically improve care models by leveraging data, personalizing treatment, and creating beautiful patient experiences? Ever worked in an industry that felt antiquated? Learn how we use MongoDB to transform addiction care and help people thrive in life!

1. Finding Purpose and Inspiration
From addiction to transforming a broken
healthcare system
DataConLA 2022
#Data4Good

2. Can you disrupt an entire
industry?
TAKEAWAY

3. TAKEAWAY
Identify a Critical
Problem
Step 1
Create a Vision
for Change
Step 2
Be human
focused
Step 3
The Formula

4. Data Fest 2018
Met Sig in person at USC Data Fest
I blow up
shards in my
sleep...
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5. Sig killing David
with taco pics while
he’s in Europe 😂
Working on our MBDW22 slides be like…

6. Sig Narváez
● Former MongoDB Champion &
Customer - 1st MDB University cohort
● 25+ yrs | 7 Years @ MongoDB
● Media & Entertainment, Gaming,
Startups
● Americas
Executive Solutions Architect

7. Sig Narváez David Sarabia
● Former MongoDB Champion &
Customer - 1st MDBU cohort
● 25+ yrs | 7 Years @ MongoDB
● Media & Entertainment, Gaming,
Startups
● Americas
Executive Solutions Architect
● Started coding at 8yo
● Serial Tech Entrepreneur
● Two Exits by 26, Homeless at 30
● Designed inRecovery in Rehab
CEO / Founder, inRecovery

8. Finding Your Purpose
#MakeItMatter

9. Identify
a Critical
Problem

10. Create a
Vision for
Change

11. Be
Human
Focused

12. Healthcare is Broken

13. “We still fax… in
fact, we fax between
floors, here.”
- UCONN HEALTH SYSTEM

14. “We still fax… in
fact, we fax between
floors, here.”
- UCONN HEALTH SYSTEM

15. CHALLENGES
Key Challenges Facing Healthcare IT
Complicated Data Highly Sensitive Data Siloed Data Antiquated Tech

16. Towards “Patient-Centric” Healthcare
Insurers Patients &
Consumers
Providers
Labs &
Research
Hospitals
Physicians
Pharmacies
Pharmaceutical
& Drug
Manufacturers
Agencies &
Regulators
Devices
Employers

17. Why Mental Health &
Addiction?
Identify a Critical Problem

18. Largest spike in overdose related
deaths in US history
107,600 deaths in 2021
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
20,000
10,000
Opioid Epidemic
100,000
40,000

19. Problem
1 in 4 Americans have a Mental Health issues
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Bipolar
Look to your left and to your right… 1 in 4, many suffer in silence!
#PTSD

20. Problem
42M Americans suffer from Addiction
We all know of a person struggling with addiction
#Family
#Friend #You
#LovedOne
42M

21. Problem
Treatment is a privilege, not a right!
$30,000 /mo
You have to be rich or still have a job with health insurance

22. Problem
Poor care quality, high relapse rates
Only 10% get treated Broken Care System 60% relapse < 12mo

23. How inRecovery is Creating
the Future of Treatment
Create a Vision for Change

24. Solution
Personalized, long-term recovery
Smart care paths
learn and adjust
Turn-key aftercare
and peer community
Patient owns health
records, transparency
Precision care
for addiction
Connected
long-term
Smooth care
transitions

25. Solution
Relapse is part of the process
We understand and make it easy to get back on track!

26. Vision
Access to quality care, for everyone!
Preventative care
for low-risk people
Start at CVS Health,
Reduce Stigma!
Recovery Score
(FICO supplement)
Social
Reintegration
Start in Retail
Rethink
Treatment

27. Vision
Affordable, attainable, a Right!
Remote Treatment
via Telehealth
High touch, Real
Human Connection
Community of peers
and care providers
$500 /mo
$30,000 /mo

28. “Patient First”
Bringing Design Thinking to
Healthcare!
Be Human Focused

29. Add slides of tech
direction of
inRecovery

30. Add slides of tech
direction of
inRecovery

31. Add slides of tech
direction of
inRecovery

32. Spark your Ideas
How can you disrupt your
industry?

33. How can I help David build
the vision?
#MakeItMatter

34. Core
Values
Think Big, Go Far
Build Together
Embrace the Power of
Differences
Make It Matter
Be Intellectually Honest
Own What You Do

35. ● We are relentless in our pursuit of meaningful impact.
● We think strategically and are clear on what we are and are
not trying to do.
● We accomplish an amazing amount of important work, and
we are obsessed with delivering on our commitments.
Make it Matter

36. How can I be a trusted advisor?
Startups constantly evolve and pivot
Traditional MDB customers have a defined motion
Understand needs, provide real solutions
Subset pattern: patient notes vs. profile → recent notes
2nd opinion / sounding board
Trust: be neutral
Share learnings
Connect with other practitioners
#MakeItMatter #Trust #Connect

37. Platform Thinking
Digital Platform Digital Healthcare Platforms
Legacy Systems Systems of Record Cloud Applications &
3rd Party SaaS
Stream, Sensors, IoT
Data
Applications and
Capabilities
Patient & Provider
Interactions
Analytics
Insights
AI Decision
Support
Micro & Macro
Services

38. Platform Thinking
Digital Platform Digital Healthcare Platforms
Legacy Systems Systems of Record Cloud Applications &
3rd Party SaaS
Stream, Sensors, IoT
Data
Applications and
Capabilities
Patient & Provider
Interactions
Analytics
Insights
AI Decision
Support
Micro & Macro
Services
JSON Schema
HL7 FHIR HEDIS
standards

39. Platform Thinking
Digital Platform Digital Healthcare Platforms
Legacy Systems Systems of Record Cloud Applications &
3rd Party SaaS
Stream, Sensors, IoT
Data
Applications and
Capabilities
Patient & Provider
Interactions
Analytics
Insights
AI Decision
Support
Micro & Macro
Services
Distributed Tx’s
Tunable Consistency
Field-Level Encryption
Search

40. Client-Side
Field Level
Encryption
Different Algorithm per Field

41. Atlas Search
Lucene-based
Fuzzy, Synonyms, Nested,
Multi-language Analyzers, etc.

42. Platform Thinking
Digital Platform Digital Healthcare Platforms
Legacy Systems Systems of Record Cloud Applications &
3rd Party SaaS
Stream, Sensors, IoT
Data
Applications and
Capabilities
Patient & Provider
Interactions
Analytics
Insights
AI Decision
Support
Micro & Macro
Services
Charts
Atlas SQL & Bi Conn
Query Federation

43. Charts

44. Platform Thinking
Digital Platform Digital Healthcare Platforms
Legacy Systems Systems of Record Cloud Applications &
3rd Party SaaS
Stream, Sensors, IoT
Data
Applications and
Capabilities
Patient & Provider
Interactions
Analytics
Insights
AI Decision
Support
Micro & Macro
Services

45. Platform Thinking
Digital Platform
Legacy Systems Systems of Record Cloud Applications &
3rd Party SaaS
Stream, Sensors, IoT
Data
Applications and
Capabilities
Patient & Provider
Interactions
Analytics
Insights
AI Decision
Support
Micro & Macro
Services

46. Startup Accelerator

47. Founder-first program that helps startups get started and scale
their tech ventures on MongoDB’s application data platform.
MongoDB for Startups
1 | Credits for MongoDB Atlas
2 | 1:1 Technical Advisor Sessions (4hrs)
3 | Co-marketing
#BuiltWithMongoDB blogs, podcasts & videos
4 | Networking & Community
Access to exclusive MongoDB events, educational content &
networking engagements
5 | AWS Activate Partnership
Eligible for $5k credits to AWS Activate
mongodb.com/startups

48. Make it matter!

49. Can you disrupt an industry?
Rigid data slowed
innovation
The Document
Model
Identify a Critical Problem
Liberate Developers
from Old Constraints
MongoDB Story
A Vision for Change Be Human Focused

50. Can you disrupt an industry?
Everyone
Receives the
Same Treatment
Deliver Care as
Unique as the
Individual
Identify a Critical Problem
Creating Amazing
Patient and Clinician
Experiences
inRecovery Story
A Vision for Change Be Human Focused
Applying Design Thinking
to Healthcare!

51. Can you disrupt an industry?
… …
Identify a Critical Problem
…
Your Story
A Vision for Change Be Human Focused

52. …now, go disrupt! 🤘
Thank you!