Elliot Cohen, cofounder of PillPack, joins Julie Yoo, a16z Bio + Health general partner. Together, they discuss Elliot’s experience designing and building a consumer-first pharmacy alongside TJ Parker.
Elliot’s journey with PillPack began when he noticed his father struggling with a mail-order pharmacy that couldn’t get the simplest thing right: the correct version of a pill.
Elliot shares the nitty-gritty of building a consumer-centric business in healthcare, including how they had to adapt CSV files and cake boxes to get their initial product off the ground, and how they balanced the needs of a healthcare system with the desires of their customers.
Elliot Cohen
Julie Yoo is a general partner on the Bio + Health team at Andreessen Horowitz, focused on transforming how we access, pay for, and experience healthcare.
Olivia Webb is the editorial lead, healthcare, on the Bio + Health team.
Kris Tatiossian is the content lead, life sciences, on the Bio + Health team.
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