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Christina Farr

Christina is an advisor to early- and late-stage healthcare companies on go-to-market strategy, storytelling, and fundraising, and shares her insights via Second Opinion. Learn more at www.chrissyfarr.com

Healthtech Roundup: Mega-rounds for Slingshot, AI Doc and Open Evidence, fallout from OBBB, and 4 questions with the Baptist Health CIO

AI continues attracting the lions share of investment in healthtech

Christina Farr, +1
Jul 25, 2025
Healthtech Roundup: Mega-rounds for Slingshot, AI Doc and Open Evidence, fallout from OBBB, and 4 questions with the Baptist Health CIO

Digital health has a new strategy: ‘First, get in-network!’

Maybe going direct to employers isn't the fastest path to success

Christina Farr, +1
Jul 21, 2025
Digital health has a new strategy: ‘First, get in-network!’

Healthtech Roundup: All that's interesting about the last week + 4 questions with Brightside COO

Whoop battles the FDA, Lyra makes an acquisition, some interesting hires + founder dating too!

Christina Farr, +2
Jul 17, 2025
Healthtech Roundup: All that's interesting about the last week + 4 questions with Brightside COO

Weekly Roundup: Deals, partnerships and other news you should know + 4 questions with Oura's Chief Medical Officer

The healthtech news you shouldn't miss for July 11 2025

Christina Farr, +1
Jul 11, 2025
Weekly Roundup: Deals, partnerships and other news you should know +  4 questions with Oura's Chief Medical Officer

Subscription-based healthcare just got a big tailwind

‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ did a solid for direct primary care, longevity and telehealth, which may open up the employer channel in a big way for some digital health companies

Christina Farr
Jul 9, 2025
Subscription-based healthcare just got a big tailwind

Weekly News: The big bill, CMS gets WISeR and more

I read all of the news so you don't have to

Christina Farr, +1
Jul 3, 2025
Weekly News: The big bill, CMS gets WISeR and more

How healthcare VC firms are thinking about longevity

7wire shared their thesis and market map with us that it created for its own LPs

Christina Farr
Jul 2, 2025
How healthcare VC firms are thinking about longevity

Weekly News: The HIMs/Novo breakup, digital health reimbursements and new funding rounds

Drama between an online prescriber and the pharma company was the most interesting drama of the week

Christina Farr, +1
Jun 27, 2025
Weekly News: The HIMs/Novo breakup, digital health reimbursements and new funding rounds

AI taking healthcare jobs, and enrolling patients in Medicaid at a laundromat

Could the future of healthcare incorporate both more AI and more humanity?

Christina Farr
Jun 25, 2025
AI taking healthcare jobs, and enrolling patients in Medicaid at a laundromat

Paid Pilots: A hard lesson about selling into Enterprise customers

Don't get stuck selling products that customers only "kinda want"

Christina Farr, +1
Jun 20, 2025
Paid Pilots: A hard lesson about selling into Enterprise customers

Investors are all in on digital health, but are missing oral health care.

A comprehensive review of the oral healthcare space that includes a market map

Christina Farr
Jun 18, 2025
Investors are all in on digital health, but are missing oral health care.

I got the health scan that 100,000 people are on the waitlist for

A few observations from Stockholm, where I got the Neko experience

Christina Farr
Jun 9, 2025
I got the health scan that 100,000 people are on the waitlist for

Longevity, or Prevention 2.0

A conversation with founder and cardiologist Dr. Jeff Wessler and his assessment on what separates longevity from prevention & public health

Christina Farr, +1
Jun 4, 2025
Longevity, or Prevention 2.0

The biggest winners from the Hinge IPO - and what that says about digital health investing

One tiny fund I hadn’t heard of absolutely crushed it

Christina Farr, +1
May 30, 2025
The biggest winners from the Hinge IPO - and what that says about digital health investing

Speaking from experience: arguments for & against building a homegrown EHR

More perspectives from experienced operators on the great build vs. buy question for fundamental technology used by digital health cos

Christina Farr
May 23, 2025
Speaking from experience: arguments for & against building a homegrown EHR

Should you build relationships with VCs before a raise? That’s a hard yes.

This is a hot topic and I’ve heard plenty of arguments with both sides. Here’s my POV.

Christina Farr
May 22, 2025
Should you build relationships with VCs before a raise? That’s a hard yes.

A deeper dive on Hinge vs Omada

Lets compare the s-1s of two interesting digital health companies are going public in 2025

Christina Farr
May 16, 2025
A deeper dive on Hinge vs Omada

Some tough questions VCs and founders need to address out in the open

What are the hidden trade offs of fund size. When should founders be able to take money off the table?

Christina Farr, +1
May 15, 2025
Some tough questions VCs and founders need to address out in the open

Why employers are recruiting strong public health communicators

Employers tell me that preventative health is harder than ever

Christina Farr
May 13, 2025
Why employers are recruiting strong public health communicators

OMG! Omada Health just filed its S1.

Omada got its start in 2011.

Christina Farr
May 9, 2025
OMG! Omada Health just filed its S1.

A guide: Quality content is health-tech’s new "growth hack"

And no, ChatGPT is not the answer

Christina Farr, +1
May 9, 2025
A guide: Quality content is health-tech’s new "growth hack"

Should you build or buy the EMR?

The age old question revisited, but with a 2025 spin

Christina Farr, +1
Apr 28, 2025
Should you build or buy the EMR?

How the smart digital health marketers are thinking about patient acquisition

Paid marketing is still useful - but competitive ad markets require more creativity

Christina Farr
Apr 17, 2025
How the smart digital health marketers are thinking about patient acquisition

Navigating Black Swan Events in Volatile Markets

How healthcare founders should take lessons from teams navigating unpredictable events

Christina Farr, +1
Apr 7, 2025
Navigating Black Swan Events in Volatile Markets

4 questions on the future of employer-sponsored healthcare

What is keeping employers up at night going into 2025? A conversation with Chris Michalak

Christina Farr
Mar 27, 2025
4 questions on the future of employer-sponsored healthcare
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