Comments on: WeAre.Us is (Almost) Like Ning, But With A Heart. Wins First VenCorps Prize.

By: Christine MacAdams

Christine MacAdams — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:36:57 +0000

WeAre.US is providing a valuable service and is run by passionate founders. Of course business model seems to be the unknown for so many of the Health 2.0 companies. Hopefully, monetization can come soon since big pharma has been slow to provide this type of service.

Christine
http://www.insomnia123.com

By: Doug Hewson

Doug Hewson — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:20:07 +0000

I am part of the VenCorps team. It is great to see WeAre.US get some well deserved recognition. I feel compelled to re-inforce that Cambrian House is far from defunct. Since purchasing IP assets from them earlier in the year which became the foundation of the VenCorps platform, CH and VenCorps have had a close working relationship. Their team has been great. I understand that one of their crowdsourced entities, Gwabs, is about to enter public beta.

Doug

By: WeAre.Usは難病患者のためのNing風SNS―第１回VenCorps Prizeを受賞 | Holly Swanson

WeAre.Usは難病患者のためのNing風SNS―第１回VenCorps Prizeを受賞 | Holly Swanson — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:33:28 +0000

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By: WeAre.Us kin to Front Porch Forum? at Ghost of Midnight

WeAre.Us kin to Front Porch Forum? at Ghost of Midnight — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:23:39 +0000

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By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:36:27 +0000

Well I guess Pfizers and Eli Lilly are a bunch of jokers, I guess they spend billions of dollars on drug development and production for a laugh…talk to anyone that has been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia (millions in the US, including myself) who live with not only FMS but the co-morbidity of depression, chronic fatigue syndrome and panic attacks; no nate, you jackass its not serious at all. Obvious to see that some are too ignorant to think outside their sphere…btw just checked out the site, pretty good, I certainly like what I see.

By: Declan Doogan

Declan Doogan — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:26:22 +0000

Dear Doug:

As we spoke on the phone months ago we apologized for some of our overzealous users and interns who had independently taken initiatives of which we would not have approved of. We hope you share with this community that we responded the complaint in timely manner, and put into place several protocols to avoid any such repetition. We appreciate your competition and see that our product offers a different and complimentary focused experience for those in chronic diseases. If you are still concerned that our product is not positive – I recommend you speak directly with our users. Some of their testimonials highlight the value of the service @

http://www.wear...s/testimonials/

Best Regards,

Dr. Declan Doogan
Founder / President
WeAre.Us

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Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - WeAre.Us — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:09:46 +0000

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By: Michael J. Sikorsky

Michael J. Sikorsky — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:58:04 +0000

Allan,

We’ve also posted specific details about are non-deadness here: http://www.camb...%99re-not-dead/

- Michael

By: David Reinke

David Reinke — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:38:41 +0000

We just participated in the last VenCorps Startup showdown and had a great experience. We won – which helps. But, most important, we’ve learned a ton about what works and what doesn’t as it relates how to articulate and position our business model with potential funding sources. For those of you that have been through funding a startup, you understand getting this kind of feedback “before it counts” is critical and pays huge dividends. Kudos to Vencorps for stepping out with a new model to support startup development. They are really on to something.

By: Cambrian House Blog

Cambrian House Blog — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:30:53 +0000

For the record: we’re not dead…

On May 12, 2008, TechCrunch incorrectly reported our death. The report was written by Erick Schonfeld. For those who think Erick got the story right please read this letter from our counsel:

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Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:41:45 +0000

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By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:07:03 +0000

Thanks for the link about Crohn’s disease

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:41:24 +0000

Right on.
I often read, and hear, that the “medical establishment” has been slow to adopt ‘awesome’ new technologies that would greatly benefit everyone’s health and medical care. Rubbish.
This is a long topic, so I would mention just a few points: One –the ‘paperless’ medical office. Cannot be done efficiently. Why? Because, even if the medical personnel, including nurses and doctors start using state-of-the-art wireless tablets or portable computers, there is always the possibility of someone, in the next office or building or on the street, of evesdropping [yes, it happens.] –two: even with wireless devices and powerful management software, there is always a *mandate* from the governement and insurance companies to keep hard/paper copies/charts in the office, as proper documentation recording *everything* that is done, procedures performed, prescriptions, etc. –for obvious legal reasons.

Now, the real question is: why bother with the expensive ‘high tech’ devices and communications when using them would take way more time than simply writing on a chart?
Three -The *online* medical records. It is and will be a colossal failure, even when Microsoft and Google have already spent millions on this dead elephant.
Why, why? –a twenty-something ‘entrepreneur’ would ask… Just ask your mom or aunt, etc. a simple question: “would you put your personal, confidential medical information –Let’s say, hysterectomy, pneumonia, drug overdose, etc., online, on a remote server, where multiple eyeballs would look at it and, most likely, release it to a third party, anonymously, for money [to insurance companies]???” —The answer would be: Mmmm, not a chance in hell…
This is another example of using *new* technology by clueless dudes… Who don;t even understand the reasons when they are hit on the face with them.

Oliver

By: Dr Suzanne

Dr Suzanne — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:21:48 +0000

To Mehdi Akiki, Re “yourteledoctor.com”
“the tool will enable doctors to focus on what is really important: taking care of their patients” –very noble intentions, unfortunately they show ignorance of how things work in the ‘medical field’
This is another absurd justification for throwing a technological “solution” to a “problem” that YOU may perceive as real.
You may argue that there are not enough doctors in remote locations and at the same time, you ignore the fact that it takes *real* time to do the consultation, with the establishment of a patient-doctor relationship, with the medical liability that goes with it.
Who is going to pay for the doctor’s time. knowledge and liability insurance premiums? your company? Get real!!! –plus, here in the US, doctors cannot provide medical advise across state lines unless they are licensed in the state where the patients are .
And, BTW, getting a license in any US state is an expensive, lengthy and cumbersome process. Would your company pay for the expenses too?
There are many, many other important issues here –that you do not know.

But I understand your actual purpose: get funding, draw a salary for a few months, maybe get bought out. etc. while you work on a something that will be failing before it actually starts.
I have a “brilliant” idea: why not harvest clouds to provide water to African countries? Mull on this one… In the meantime, you would be better off just writing software.

Sue

By: Dr Myron

Dr Myron — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:46:02 +0000

Teledoctor.com? – If your are looking for funding, I wish you luck. Honestly,
I visited the site and, seriously, cannot find a good reason NOT to keep using Dogpile.com for a health-related search.

Myron

By: John

John — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:53:31 +0000

>> niche

Please. This site is ‘relevant’ and ‘intimate’ because they slapped a single t-cell count field on the HIV site. At least all the cancers will fit together in a single site bc they’re so similar. er.. not. MySpace with a disease specific chrome is no achievement.

By: Health Social Networks

Health Social Networks — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:24:00 +0000

the site looks nice. really. but if your only edge is ‘we don’t have as many topics’ (which will probably change if they will have enough time and money) you’re not going to stay for long.
I think DailyStrength, MDJunction and MedHelp will eat them alive.
there are many more as you can check in my list of health social networks:
http://health-s...l-networks.html

By: Sean Wise

Sean Wise — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:32:17 +0000

Spencer Trask funded the creation of VenCorps and acts as our parent company.

By: hospitals

hospitals — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:30:09 +0000

It is such a crowded space for health 2.0 community type website. I am not sure there is a business model for it. At least they are not CPM model. Selling data to Pharma and sponsorship model might work. We will have to wait and see.

By: doug hirsch

doug hirsch — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:47:14 +0000

I’m pleased to see attention drawn to our space, but i’m disappointed that press (and awards) are being given to this particular company, whom i had to contact personally to stop the incessant spamming that they were conducting on DailyStrength, my site. I’m fine with competition, but it’s particularly bad form in my eyes to ransack your competitor’s site to attempt to steal their members.

By: JustSayin...

JustSayin... — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:00:14 +0000

Dear TechCrunch, are you fucking mad? Why do you insist on publishing articles that claim a company (in this case CH) is dead, when it’s clearly still running? They have an office, employees, customers, products, and there’s no sign of them stopping. I know this because I can walk there for lunch on Tuesday and watch them work with my own eyes. I’ve been a pretty loyal reader of TechCrunch, and in this case I simply happen to have first-hand knowledge of the subject of this article. Unfortunately it makes me wonder what other sorts of misinformation I am unknowingly being subjected to with your shit articles. Seriously… quality control Mr. Arrington.

By: Allan

Allan — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:42:34 +0000

I just went to your site to ask if you’re really defunct. Thanks for answering here.

By: Allan

Allan — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:32:00 +0000

Sean,

How is VenCorps related to Spencer Trask?

By: Steve Bonneau

Steve Bonneau — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:22:06 +0000

I was able to review WeAre.Us entry into VenCorps startup showdown and they were definitely a worthy winner. They take the social platform concept and apply it to specific groups that are best rewarded from an online social community – people with similar chronic illnesses.

By: Steve Bonneau

Steve Bonneau — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:21:14 +0000

Just wanted to mention that the two other startups that finished #1 and #2 in the latest VenCorps showdown (before us) were StyleHop and Change Round-Up. Check them out (online or VenCorps) and you’ll see they have valid business propositions.