When I first came across Mitchell Leshchiner on LinkedIn, I immediately DM’d him and said: “I don’t know what ElectroKare is exactly… but I know I need to learn more.”

Mitchell is the kind of founder you can’t ignore. He’s a former pro athlete, Palantir-trained engineer, and now CEO of ElectroKare: the AI-native operating system built to track and optimize the body’s most overlooked signals.

In this conversation, we dive deep into the future of health tech and the uncomfortable truth behind most wearables.

I’m so excited to have Mitchell on Founders & Empanadas because this isn’t just another chat about “wellness” or quantified self hype. This is a masterclass in how to build and scale smarter, more responsible tools in healthcare—without falling for the noise.

You’ll learn:

• Why electrolytes—not caffeine or nootropics—might be the real cheat code for performance

• How Mitchell uses real-time ECG signals to detect hydration, fatigue, and recovery—and why PPG-based wearables (like rings and watches) are often misleading

• The major data blind spots behind popular health features like “biological age” and “strain scores”

• What founders should actually prioritize in healthcare product launches: polish vs. speed

• How ElectroKare’s AI copilot lets users query their own body (“Can I run a marathon in 2 months?”) and get dynamic training plans and supplement recommendations

• Why first impressions matter more than YC advice might suggest

• The daily behavior change that made Mitchell his own best power user

This episode will shift how you think about wearables, AI, and what it really means to build for human performance.

If you care about health, product quality, or building something that actually works—you’re going to love this one.

🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube now.