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Dataset: Dead mental health startups, 2000-2026, coded on 18 fields

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Re: Dataset: Dead mental health startups, 2000-2026, coded on 18 fields

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post #15

Post-mortem's are very useful, though often not welcome. I appreciate the top-line summary and the approach looks promising, but I don't have time to sort through the data or details. Both are likely common, so don't be disheartened by complaints :)

We did this research for ourselves and started with "by-hand" inspection of every dead startup we could find. and i can say we found almost every. so you can spend no time reading every story and read only summary - it contains all our thoughts and this is the thing we used to make decisions on Mentalium's strategy.

Re: Dataset: Dead mental health startups, 2000-2026, coded on 18 fields

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post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you serious? It's data about corporations, not your shrink's notes from your consult.

HIPAA is a real thing. It is to be respected. This study appears to be LLM generated so all confidence in it being a) accurate and b) respective of regulations has all gone out the window.

why so?

Re: Dataset: Dead mental health startups, 2000-2026, coded on 18 fields

#25

The problem with mental health monetization is: it doesn't pay to make people feel better. The problem with most of capitalism, is the same. There's just more money to be made from people with problems than solving problems.

not in every case. i think that we are making a very helpful tool - Mentalium - Voice CBT Diary. I made it for myself and i undrestand the problemts it solves really really good.

Re: Dataset: Dead mental health startups, 2000-2026, coded on 18 fields

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post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you serious? It's data about corporations, not your shrink's notes from your consult.

HIPAA is a real thing. It is to be respected. This study appears to be LLM generated so all confidence in it being a) accurate and b) respective of regulations has all gone out the window.

I'm not in America but just a guess, HIPAA does not apply to a company's financial filings. LLMs are beside the point here.
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