As I compare best practice software development to best practice project management…I can’t help but think that many of the scrum approaches would be well suited to business product development in a way that Gantt charts and Microsoft Project never really seem able to pull off in the real world.

Anyone use scrum outside of software?

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Back to blogging

Been away from blogging for an extended stretch as I was thinking through a number of options post-Health X PRIZE.

Making a commitment to write again, on 3 ongoing topics:
1) Innovation: I’m writing a book called “Innovation in the Crowd” and ask for your help in clarifying the thinking as I write it
2) Small business: My wife and I have opened a bakery and wine bar in Santa Monica, Bite Bar & Bakery, and I’ll share my experiences in the food industry. If you’re in the area, we hope you’ll come by and say hello!
3) Health care: I’m involved in a mix of consulting and building my healthcare startup to improve consumer’s feeling of Health Assurance through informed decision-making. Look forward to discussing the topics that emerge.

 
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As many of you know, I’ve been busy at work creating Health Shoppr, a company focused on bringing transparency, choice, and personalization to health care.

As step one of that journey, I’m pleased to announce the public release of HealthProvidr.com, starting with a community and career resource for massage therapists.  Our goal is to help massage therapists succeed in their chosen profession by providing more choices and options relevant to each practice.  Our next step will be the creation of public web profiles for each massage therapist, helping them to promote their practice using the power of the internet.

Please stay tuned, as we release the consumer version of our technology, HealthShoppr.com.  There, we will start by helping consumers compare their options in massage therapy, and find the therapist that best fits their needs, by comparing practices in the same way they’re currently able to compare plane flights, hotels, books, and collectibles on sites.

We’ll be starting beta testing soon in California.  Please let me know if you’d be interested in testing our technology (and the massage it entails).

We look forward to sharing with you our vision for healthcare: a system based on choice, service, personalization, transparency, and wellness.  We look forward to blazing that road and hope you will join us.

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