Max Marchione, Founder of Superpower: 10x doctors, and why action beats perfection

#TheShot of #DigitalHealth 2026 episode almost didn’t happen - Jim Joyce was in the air, I was back in cold New Jersey, and Max was somewhere warm and productive (naturally). But missing it would’ve been a mistake. Max Marchione, founder of Superpower, joined me for a wide-ranging conversation on why modern healthcare is fundamentally broken - and why diagnostics, AI, data, and first-principles thinking might finally fix it. We talked about: - Growing up with chronic health issues no doctor could explain - Why “10x doctors” exist - and why most medicine can’t scale them - How AI will soon outperform humans at clinical reasoning - And what it actually takes to scale a healthcare startup without losing your soul This wasn’t a polished healthcare panel. It was a real conversation about truth, tradeoffs, and taking massive action - even when you know you’ll mess some of it up. If you’re building in health, longevity, AI, or just trying to feel better in your own body… this one’s worth your time.