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It’s no secret that the U.S. health care system is a source of infinite aggravation, with many unable to afford the high cost of prescriptions. For the next episode of our series of leadership lessons, host Jason Nazar talks to Doug Hirsch, co-founder and co-CEO of GoodRx (NASDAQ: GDRX), a technology platform that helps Americans get the recipes they need. they need at a price they can afford. . Since 2011, consumers have saved $ 40 billion so far and 20 million people visit GoodRx each month to learn about and save on their healthcare.
Hirsch knows a thing or two about building important products. He had an extraordinary journey before co-founding GoodRx and making it public in the midst of the pandemic in 2020. He was one of the first 30 employees of Yahoo! and as Facebook’s product vice president, he co-created Facebook’s photo tagging and helped open the platform beyond college students. In addition to the leadership lessons learned over his more than 20-year career, other topics include:
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The common trait among all entrepreneurs
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What to look for as an investor
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The key to raising capital
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The importance of having a company with a mission
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The thread that drives entrepreneurship
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What makes a co-CEO relationship work
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What to do once you’ve made a company public
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About the speaker:
Doug Hirsch is co-founder and co-CEO of GoodRx, and has spent decades building technology that helps everyday consumers. He was one of the first 30 employees of Yahoo !, where he conceived and managed the first online communities such as GeoCities and Yahoo! Groups. In 2005, he joined Facebook as product vice president, where he co-created photo tagging and helped open the platform beyond college students. He later founded DailyStrength (acquired in 2008 by HSW International), the web’s largest community for people facing health and life challenges. Doug graduated from Tufts University and currently lives in Santa Monica, California.
Jason Nazar is co-founder / CEO of Comparably, an employee review site of the leading workplace culture. Serial entrepreneur, investor and advisor, he was previously co-founder / CEO of Docstoc (acquired by Intuit). Jason was named one of the most admired CEOs of the Los Angeles Business Journal and was named the inaugural entrepreneur in the City of Los Angeles in 2016. The Los Angeles native received his bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Barbara and his doctorate and MBA from Pepperdine University.