(0:00) Forward CEO Adrian Aoun joins Jason. (1:46) VC in the Middle East and the lack of diligence in the last boom and bust cycle (8:51) .Tech Domains - Apply to get your startup featured on This Week in Startups at https://startups.tech/jason (9:52) Challenges in healthcare and Adrian’s journey to Forward (13:55) The Forward “CarePod,” an AI-powered doctor's office providing scans, monitoring, blood tests, and more (15:55) Adrian demos Forward’s product (23:44) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (24:50) Forward’s business model and target customer (28:08) Figuring out how to make healthcare scalable (30:29) Reactions to the Care Pod and thoughts on wearables (34:51) The role of a doctor in Forward’s ecosystem (37:28) Forward’s rollout strategy (39:35) Arising Ventures - head to http://arisingventures.com/TWIST to learn more and connect with the team (40:36) AI’s role in Forward’s technology (43:27) The size of the company and plans for expansion Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Check out Forward: https://goforward.com/ X: https://twitter.com/Jason https://twitter.com/adrianaoun LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianaoun/ Thanks to our partners: (8:51) .Tech Domains - Apply to get your startup featured on This Week in Startups at https://startups.tech/jason (23:44) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (39:35) Arising Ventures - head to http://arisingventures.com/TWIST to learn more and connect with the team Listen here: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-startups-audio/id315114957 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ULQ0ewYf5zmsDgBchlkr9 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes315114957/this-week-in-startups-audio More from us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/twistartups Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups Official site: https://thisweekinstartups.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A Subscribe to TWiST Clips for all the best moments: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS7tJlcUA6PzVHEMo-X7ddg #startups #entrepreneurship #investing #angelinvesting #tech #news #business