Sure - thats most of it. As a business you definitely want to get on the "auto-payment’ credit card processing revenue stream (the god of recurring revenue) if you can.
But ultimately if you’re not providing ongoing value people will cancel… so there is an inventive to keep on innovating and trying to provide more value to justify the monthly fee. Whether its worth it or not is something only you can answer.
Beth, re the Oura ring: Nearly two years ago I bought a used gen 2 Oura ring on ebay (I had purchased the ring sizer kit so knew my size). No subscription. Still using it – works fine. Battery life is still 2-3 days.
Hi Ricky. It’s still not available for purchase, but if you are in the US, the prices will be $2,799 for Queen and $2,999 for King and Cali King.
They are not a US based company, so this means others with different bed sizes will not be forgotten. They discussed needing to make other mattress cover sizes that are most common in other countries.
They are just starting to beta test sleep tracking, so they will ultimately offer it for those who want that feature. They just turned it on for me and I’ll be sharing with them how it compares to oura.
They will let me know as soon as it’s officially for sale so I can give my friends/community a heads up so you can snag one while they still have the 5 year warranty available (I think it’s for the first 100 customers)
Also of note $$$:
After my beta period is over, I think they are giving me a discount code (you know, because I’m such an influencer). I don’t know what it will be, but I’ll share it here.
And, as expected, I would get a small commission for each sale, however, I am not in this to make any money, and I’d like to help out all of you who help me so much, so if anyone here who is an active forum member uses it, I’m happy to send you my portion in order to make the ultimate discount greater for you. (Meaning, I’m happy to help anyone I know, but I’m not inclined to spend my time or take identity risk sending payments to random people who might just pop in here and found the code).
Beta testers:
They are open to some beta testers in other countries if they still haven’t met those quotas yet, so if you happen to be in the right country, I can make an introduction. They are full in the US, but in aprox 3 weeks, they said if I know a a couple other people that I think would be great testers (aka people I can vouch for and who are super opinionated like I am, which most of you are!), they might make room. If this interests you, PM me.
Thanks for finding out the information. Much appreciated.
Tech highlighted by MrBeast: Upside Foods (cultured meat), Colossal Biosciences (de-extinction), etc, all can be applied to longevity in some way.
$100 per sequencing. Great price.
What does the machine cost?
Just found this: AVITI benchtop DNA sequencer costs $289,000
How many of us on the forum?
I was at a talk last night by a functional doctor doing an educational series …and looking for businesses… only 60k per year 
You’ll be pleased to know that because of all of you, she didn’t say anything I didn’t already know!!
She was telling us all about the ‘free’ watch she gives you if you join her practice. It’s new and called Buddi. It seems to do many thing an Apple Watch does plus more, including measuring your blood pressure.
I see great value in having your doc plugged into your wearable. I think this is only available to doctors.
60K?? That right there made my blood pressure go up. I could see having an AI plugged into my wearable. It could then tell me what labs to order and give advice.
Doctors don’t want to optimize health. They’re great to have around when you’re about to die but people need somebody trained in nutrition and sun and exercise and they usually aren’t.
I pay $1500/year for my concierge doc. Get 3 visits with basic labs and one yearly with a stress test and massive labs. This year since I’m on medicare we get Boston Heart which is a pretty good one.
I don’t think I’d pay $60k per year just to get a free watch and a concierge medical practice. I have searched for a local concierge practice in the area where I live, but none of the practices, which are few, are accepting new patients.
I agree, having the dynamic feed from our wearables available to our physicians is something that should exist. Hopefully, in the next few years it will become reality.
In the meantime, I rely on apps like Whoop—I have a Whoop MG band—and uploading my blood work to Whoop. I get regular bi-monthly blood panels. Whoop also picks up some information from other apps/wearables I use, including Apple Health/Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Garmin Connect/Garmin Forerunner 970 watch. The Whoop AI analyzes the data and makes recommendations. Some of which I follow. Others I ignore. It’s a beginning but I would like a qualified physician on the team as well.
I live in hope that the state of medicine and technology advances fast enough for my needs.
Ha, I think my bp went up too!
I wouldn’t pay 60k for anyone, but I will say she does offer a great service… monthly meetings in your own home etc
Having the watch hooked up to AI is a great idea!
I didn’t realize Whoop could consolidate info from various sources… It’s great to see things going in the right direction.
I have enjoyed uploading my past labs to Good Labs in order to have more comprehensive ‘care’ from their AI. There is room for improvement and incorporating info from other wearables would be a great step.
I’m excited that bp wearables are going to be accessible any day now.
It would be good to have reliable bp or glucose wearables, but that is hard to do. If they are not reliable then it is hard to get useful info.
Amen to that!
Can’t wait for this to go on sale in the US! A wearable blood pressure band for continuous monitoring is something I have wanted since I got deeply into wearable tech.
https://www.wired.com/review/aktiia-hilo-blood-pressure-monitor/
Approved by FDA last year but still going through the red-tape process. I am hopeful it will be available in the next few months.
On the topic of monitoring BP (but not cuffless), @DrFraser has been “hyping” the ‘Conneqt Pulse Device for Monitoring Vascular Health’. Should I, as an interested ‘civilian’ , purchase one? What do people think?
https://www.grantfrasermd.com/post/conneqt-pulse-device-for-monitoring-vascular-health
It seems very interesting… almost like a Pulse Wave Velocity measure, but not quite…
A comprehensive real-time market search indicates that the CONNEQT Pulse device is currently subject to a closed-distribution model. CardieX, the parent company, restricts sales exclusively to its direct-to-consumer and direct-to-clinic platform. Consequently, compiling a “Top 10” list of distinct, variable-cost vendors is not feasible. A secondary or wholesale retail market for this specific hardware does not yet exist.
At present, there is only one verified commercial source for acquiring the device.
| Source | Item | Price (USD) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONNEQT Health Official Store | CONNEQT Pulse Monitor | $289.00 | Includes 30 days of Care+ access. FDA-cleared. Requires completion of a physician intake form during checkout. |
Note: Recent marketing data indicates the manufacturer periodically offers discount codes (e.g., $60 off via code “HEARTMONTH”), which can temporarily reduce the initial capital outlay.
From a procurement perspective, the initial hardware expenditure is only a fraction of the total cost. The CONNEQT Pulse relies on a proprietary software ecosystem. While basic biometric measurements remain functional without ongoing fees, full longitudinal tracking and comprehensive cardiology reporting require subsequent purchases.
I have one.
It works by de-embedding the pressure pulse from its reflections. That’s a real effect. I’ve designed ultrasound systems doing exactly that so I can attest that it works.
Here is my feedback after 6 weeks of use.
I use it every morning before my coffee as caffeine will impact the results.
The way I use it: I make a bunch of measurements until they get stable.
For instance a few min after I sit down it can be at 110 then 104 then the following measurements oscillate around 102. I do at least 5 measurements in the stable period and throw away the highest and lowest ones to remove outliers.
Here is the monthly report. The first report is free then you have to take a subscription but it’s totally useless as the report just averages the measures that are already in the app.
Here are the useful parts of the report:
This sounds like ‘buy the device, get the first free report, but after that, forget the report and just look at what the device outputs’, or are you saying something more nuanced?
That’s exactly that. There is nothing in the report that is not in the app. You just get the monthly average for the values but looking at the values is more informative than the average anyway.
