Why don’t we see more health longevity products here?
Everywhere else I look – podcasts, social media, even casual discussions – longevity is a hot topic. Bryan Johnson, for example, shows up in my feed constantly.
For me, health-tech feels like the most valuable thing we could be building. Not just extending life expectancy, but actually improving quality of life.
And yet, when I scroll here, it’s mostly B2B tools or the next AI agent. Nothing wrong with that, but imagine the long-term impact health-related products could have if they got the same attention and funding.
So I’m wondering, why do you think it’s like this?
Do you know about any interesting longevity tech products that haven't been launched here?
(In my opinion, it is because it is not so “sexy” + medicine is very complex and we do not know ourselves so much about the human body, so it is too risky. Oftentimes, the research in this area is not profitable when findings are not “successful”.)
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Thanks for bringing up this topic! I also think you've nailed it already: health and longevity are harder to package as “sexy” launches. The cycles are long, the science is complex, and the payoff isn’t immediate like with B2B, AI tools, and so on. Add in regulation and high costs, and a lot of founders shy away.
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@andreitudor14 research sometimes takes 10 years (let's see OpenAI – it was around 4–5 years)... imagine healthy human body... hard to finance.
The gap isn't "sexy". It's proof. In health, the bar is a falsifiable claim, consented data to test it, and behavior change on the other side. None of that shows well in a one-day launch.
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@elenat + health is a sensitive topic (sometimes it is hard to find people for testing)
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Do you mean creating a product as something physical or as a service? In both cases, it is indeed risky, as you mentioned in your opinion. To do anything in the medical field, experience is required, and I believe AI will not be able to help with the finer details, so it would be necessary to hire a qualified specialist. Also, the field of medicine itself is very costly, and I think most people prefer not to get involved in it :/
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@ixord I mean product, ideally, somehow supported by software. It is not easy, and totally underpaid sector. Such a paradox, that we wanna be immortal but we are not able to pay for that. Shame.