PinnedSami InkinenThe Secret is Out: Virta Health strategyIn my dream job as a Co-founder & CEO of Virta Health, I meet and interview many Virta “outsiders” every week. The more business oriented…Nov 16, 20202Nov 16, 20202
Sami InkinenThe Obesity Confusion Pyramid drives bad decisions and our kids pay for itAs a physicist, I’ve learned that if you don’t know the main root cause(s) of the problem, two things are likely to happen:Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
Sami InkinenThe most difficult job in the corporate world, and why it’s only getting harderI grew up in Finland where employers only worry about serving their customers, and the focus of Human Resources (HR) is on hiring and…Feb 27, 20221Feb 27, 20221
Sami InkinenSustainable High Performance at the officeNobody needs to ask an Olympic gold medal calibre athlete, such as Michael Phelps, Eliud Kipchoge or Annemiek van Vleuten questions like:Sep 3, 2021Sep 3, 2021
Sami Inkinen7 Reasons to Never Start a Health Tech Company. And One Big Reason Why You Should!Digital Health is hot. Investments in digital health companies are pacing to break the 2020 record (Also: Virta Health which I co-founded…May 2, 2021May 2, 2021
Sami Inkinen10 years. $2 Trillion. NO improvement in T2D outcomes. What!?JAMA Internal Medicine published a well done study about our national diabetes outcomes titled “Evaluation of the Cascade of Diabetes Care…Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021
Sami InkinenI was wrong. Type 2 diabetes isn’t a lifestyle disease by personal choiceA confession: for years, I was convinced that people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) only had themselves to blame.Jan 28, 20212Jan 28, 20212
Sami InkinenTwo orthogonal visions for U.S. health care: You get what you pay forDozens of health care insiders and outsiders approached me asking “what do you think of this large Teladoc acquisition and does it change…Aug 7, 2020Aug 7, 2020
Sami InkinenContinuous Remote Care and a New Healthcare System(I.e., What the US Healthcare System will Look Like After Telemedicine’s Next Transformation)Jul 26, 2020Jul 26, 2020
Sami InkinenTelemedicine is here for good, but won’t look the way it does todayEven with drastically increased investment and adoption, we are still early in telemedicine’s trajectoryJun 17, 20201Jun 17, 20201