#73 Digital Health Interviews: Austin’s Health Tech Boom: Why Jason Scharf Says the Future Is Being Built in Texas

#73 Digital Health Interviews: Austin’s Health Tech Boom: Why Jason Scharf Says the Future Is Being Built in Texas

Jason Scharf [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonscharf/] is one of the loudest voices in Austin’s growing health tech and biotech ecosystem — and in this episode of Digital Health Interviews, we go deep into why Austin is rapidly becoming one of the most important innovation hubs in healthcare.We discuss the future of healthcare innovation, GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound, CRISPR cures, AI in healthcare, the broken healthcare business model, and why Jason believes there is “no business model for a cure.”Jason is an investor, ecosystem builder, podcast host of Austin Next, and one of the strongest advocates for Austin’s rise in biotech, digital health, defense tech, robotics, and frontier innovation.If you’re a startup founder, healthcare operator, investor, biotech entrepreneur, or simply curious about where healthcare is heading next, this episode is packed with insights.

#72 Digital Health Interviews: Who Really Controls Healthcare? A Doctor’s Honest Take with David Jevotosvkiy

In this episode of Digital Health Interviews, we sit down with David Jabotovsky — a soon-to-be pain medicine fellow with an MD/MBA background — to unpack the reality of modern medicine from the front lines.From physician burnout and broken incentives to AI scribes, clinical decision support, and the growing power of payers, this conversation goes deep into what doctors actually experience—and where healthcare innovation is heading next. We also explore why more physicians are stepping into startups, how hackathons are shaping the future of care, and what digital health founders often miss when building solutions.If you’re building, investing, or working in digital health, this is a great watch.

#71 Digital Health Interviews: Sean Day — How Health VCs Pick Winners

In this episode of Digital Health Interviews, we sit down with Sean Day, early-stage investor at Rock Health Capital, to break down what actually matters when building and funding digital health startups in 2026.

#70 Digital Health Interviews: Rami Ajjuri — Building Health Tech Across Borders: Design, AI, and System-Level Change

A conversation with Rami Ajjuri, a healthcare product leader, on why healthcare UI/UX still fails clinicians, what founders consistently get wrong, and how AI is reshaping digital health. We also explore system-level questions around competition, patient outcomes, and practical advice for founders building healthcare technology today.

#69 Digital Health Interviews: Kavya Sharman — TechBio vs. Biotech: What’s Real, What’s Hype

Phase Capital founder Kavya Sharman explains the difference between techbio and biotech and where GenAI is already changing lab work. We discuss autonomous labs, realistic disease “cure” timelines, and her thesis as an investor.