Andrew Dudum’s Prescription for a New Healthcare Standard

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Andrew Dudum’s Prescription for a New Healthcare Standard

The Khanversation with Imran Khan

54 minutes 51 seconds

7 months ago

Andrew Dudum’s Prescription for a New Healthcare Standard

In this episode of The Khanversation with Imran Khan, Imran speaks with Andrew Dudum, founder and CEO of Hims & Hers Health. Andrew shares the journey from his early entrepreneurial days—dropping out of Wharton and co-founding Atomic—to launching one of the fastest-growing digital health companies. He explains how a regulatory shift opened the doors to virtual care, the tech stack powering scalable patient outcomes, and how Hims & Hers is redefining access and quality across healthcare. Andrew also digs into the company's bold vision, how AI will reshape the patient experience, and why he’s building for a 20-year horizon

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(00:00:00) Andrew's early background and journey to entrepreneurship

(00:01:34) Identifying the consumer healthcare gap and launching Hims & Hers

(00:03:08) Dropping out of Wharton and shifting from music to business

(00:06:03) Early career at Talkbox and lessons from its acquisition

(00:08:54) Learning the importance of focus and conviction

(00:10:42) Regulatory trigger that sparked the digital health opportunity

(00:13:05) Naming Hims & Hers and building a brand around inclusivity

(00:14:28) Raising early capital and articulating the long-term vision

(00:16:00) Using data and tech to improve patient outcomes

(00:20:20) Delivering personalized care through technology and scale

(00:22:06) What drives Hims & Hers' rapid growth

(00:25:09) Strategy for scaling from 2 to 10+ million members

[00:28:06] Deciding which care categories to launch next

(00:30:53) International expansion plans and timing

(00:33:14) Weight loss market strategy and debunking GLP-1 hype

(00:36:47) Comparing the platform to Netflix for healthcare

(00:38:06) Generic medications and structural problems in access

(00:39:49) Thoughts on competition and market dynamics

(00:42:36) How AI will transform diagnostics and provider tools

(00:45:33) Operating as a fully remote company and hiring strategy

(00:49:15) Talent scaling and performance management philosophy

(00:51:48) What’s misunderstood about Hims & Hers and Andrew’s long-term vision

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Imran Khan on X: https://x.com/dottkhan

Imran Khan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dotkhan

Andrew Dudum on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdudum

Hims & Hers: https://www.hims.com/