At the end of the day, the businesses that matter are the ones that are helping people take back their lives by not letting a diagnosis hold them back. Jeff Dachis is CEO and Founder ONE DROP, a business doing just that by helping people navigate chronic health conditions together, ‘One Drop’ at a time. With over 20 years driving digital transformation and change, Jeff has a proven track record in envisioning new market opportunities, innovating new solutions, and strategizing competitive positions.

Let’s dive right into Jeff’s insights about diabetes technology and learn what ‘precision health’ is all about and how it’s taking the market by storm.

[00:01 - 05:50 ] Opening Segment

• I introduce Jeff Dachis
• Jeff’s background and diabetes experience
• CEO of One Drop
• Inspired by his own diagnosis
• What is One Drop:
• Bringing people ‘precision health’
• What it offers that no one else does
• Data and science driven

[05:51 - 11:21 ]  Storming the Market with Strategic Partnerships

• Jeff talks about his current work with Bayer
• Partnering with One Drop
• Bayer’s vision to move beyond pills
• How One Drop Makes money
• Bringing the platform to the market
• Direct to consumer sales
• Partnering with digital retailers
• Building a good relationship with Dexcom
• Seamless flow of data
• Bringing insights that lead to better choices
• Jeff shares about moving passed CGM Technology
• Moving towards ‘precision health’

[11:22 - 21:42 ] Bringing 'Precision Health' to the Market

• Jeff talks about his current customer base
• 50% opt in for multiple condition approach
• People want to monitor everything at all times
• Whole Person based solutions
• T1D vs.Type 2 client base
• Prioritizing meeting the needs of people
• People are complex, not just patients
• Jeff’s thoughts on Amazon and Apple entering the Digital Diabetes space
• The consumerization of health and wellness
• Consumer side vs. medical 
• Jeff’s thoughts on the rise of digital health
• High function meets low fidelity experience
• Room for both telehealth and in-person experiences

[21:43 - 23:08 ] Closing Segment

• Let’s talk five to seven years out 
• Low fidelity experience moving out of the office and into telehealth
• Real-time precision insights 
• Making the lab and insights experience open to everyone via mobile
• Technology is outpacing the health machine complex
• We’re all in this together
• The introduction of utilizing people’s information
• Final Words 

Tweetable Quotes:

“My diagnosis was really the aha moment for me when I really thought about how I could not only manage the condition better myself, but potentially help millions of other people manage it.” - Jeff Dachis

“We're bringing data and information and insights to people in a way that allows them to act on their day to day biometric telemetry in ways that no other platform really can do.” - Jeff Dachis

“We need a whole person solution, not a silo based solution.” - Jeff Dachis

Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn. Go check out the award winning app at https://onedrop.today/. 

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NOTE*: We are in no way a replacement for real medical professionals. All information in this podcast is obtained through reliable sources. Please be aware of our Disclaimer.

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