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Entrepreneur's COVID-19 Diagnosis Sparks Ideas About Future Of Health Economy

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A Government Technology Agency staff member demonstrates Singapore's new contact-tracing smartphone app called TraceTogether, as a preventive measure against COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore. (Catherine Lai/AFP/Getty Images)
A Government Technology Agency staff member demonstrates Singapore's new contact-tracing smartphone app called TraceTogether, as a preventive measure against COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore. (Catherine Lai/AFP/Getty Images)

Entrepreneur David Frankel invested early in companies such as Uber and BuzzFeed. Last month, he tested positive for COVID-19.

As he battled the disease, he thought about what it might mean for the future of health care technology and startups.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Frankel, who is the co-founder of the early-stage investment firm Founder Collective.

This segment aired on April 13, 2020.

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