Mar 15War in Ukraine — existential threats vs sanctions.I came across a post I wrote 11 years ago what would happen if Al-Qaeda got a copy of Stuxnet. Quoting Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn in the Obama administration: Given these circumstances, deterrence will necessarily be based more on denying any benefit to attackers than on imposing costs through…Ukraine1 min read
Nov 10, 2021Snake Oil 2.0 why big data is not necessarily good for your healthMaybe small data is where we should be looking Why more data is bad Remember the old joke regarding college degrees? BS = Bull Shit, MS = More Shit and PhD == Piled Higher and Deeper and HBS == Half Baked Shit. In Western society, we are schooled to believe that more and faster is…Clinical Trials3 min read
Nov 5, 2021Over 50 and fired. What now?Ignore the professional coaches My friend Alex is a programmer/analyst who worked for one of the big IT outsourcing companies in Israel. He was a PowerBuilder programmer and systems analyst and had worked for them for over 20 years. At age 50 — he was fired. Alex went on unemployment…Technology4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Oct 27, 2021It’s not about your product. It’s about your values.Getting it better late than never. On my fifth startup. 3 wins. 1 loss. 1 tie. Here is something which most startups get wrong. It’s not about your product. It’s about your values. There are 2 reasons for this: The first reason, is that today, it’s almost impossible for a…Product Management3 min read
Oct 25, 2021How clinical research is coming home.Thoughts on being close to our patients Meet your patients how and where they are In this essay, I take a closer look how clinical trials are changing. We’ll see how the pandemic, innovation in clinical operations models and how consumer technology each play a part in a rapidly-evolving, increasingly patient-centric clinical trial supply chain. Change happens — just not how you expect The classical supply…Clinical Trials4 min read
Oct 19, 2021If you see it in a dashboard, its too late.Thoughts on monitoring patient data and safety in clinical trials The future: tech-driven data and safety monitoring Running clinical trials with the help of tech is becoming much more prevalent, but it’s unclear if data and safety monitoring has kept up. In this essay, I discuss how patient data and safety monitoring fell behind the pace of…Clinical Trials5 min read
Oct 3, 2021Can one Web site change healthcare economics?Encouraging a participatory culture in clinical trials Founder and CEO of flaskdata.io, Danny Lieberman wonders if the phenomenal success of the participatory code culture on GitHub can be copied to rejuvenate the clinical trial industry and break down barriers to entry and speed up product development. Like a stranger in a strange land As a physicist and professional programmer, I feel like I am…Clinical Trials9 min read
Jun 13, 2021Do you have an autistic child?We can help you and parents like you celebrate life 4 years ago I met Jenna Elbaz at JRV — The Jordan River Village for children with serious diseases. Jenna was running the summer camp programs at JRV in Israel and had a dream. Imagine a place where children with…Autism1 min read
Jun 13, 2021Buggy software is insecure softwareWhat risks really count for your digital health business? Business Threat Modeling What risks really count. Spoiler — its not human weakness and messaging. Abstract What risks really count for your digital health business? No question is more important for implementing an effective program of security countermeasures for your business. The management board, IT…Digital Health12 min read
May 23, 2021This 3 step method for successful tech startups came from a 18th century spiritual giantCuriosity, Logic and Personal Relevance If you are like me, you are intellectually curious and eager to improve in your personal, family and work dimensions. There is a lot of useful information online, from choosing mattresses to strengthening your upper back to learning Arabic. …Startup3 min read