Patient discovery marketplace connecting healthtech founders to engaged patients browsing niche forums.
Solo healthtech founders struggle brutally to acquire their first 100 users or patients without a massive marketing budget or partnerships.
HealthHive is a curated directory where solo founders list their patient-facing apps with teasers, demos, and waitlists. Patients in specific health communities (e.g., diabetes, fitness) browse, join waitlists, or chat briefly. Founders get qualified leads without building communities themselves, leveraging organic patient traffic.
Solo healthtech founders bootstrapping patient-facing products
Niche health sub-forums with verified patients and founder-paid boosts for top placement.
friendly
Build profile with screenshots, video demo, waitlist signup
Filter by condition (e.g., 'mental health apps')
Collect patient emails, segment by interest
Real-time alerts for new signups/chats
Views, signups, patient demographics
Pay to feature listing top of category
Post-signup feedback for credibility
Anonymous Q&A between patient and founder
Push leads to your CRM
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| role | text | No |
| verified | bool | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| niches | text[] | No |
| views | int | No |
| boosted_until | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| listing_id | uuid | No |
| patient_email | text | No |
| condition | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| listing_id | uuid | No |
| message | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/listingsCreate or update founder listing
/api/listingsSearch listings by niche
/api/waitlist/:listingIdPatient joins waitlist
/api/analytics/:userIdFounder dashboard data
No boosts
50 boosts/mo
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 70 | 4% | $98 | $1,176 |
| Month 6 | 550 | 9% | $1,733 | $20,796 |
List once, get waitlist signups from targeted patients daily.
Search LinkedIn for 'solo healthtech founder', message 30 with marketplace demo. Join healthtech Discords, offer free Pro. Run Twitter poll on patient acquisition pains.
Discovery
Not health-focused
Patient-specific niches + leads
Startups
One-off, no ongoing
Recurring + health only
Network effects from growing patient-founder matches and review data.
Healthtech boom with fragmented patient discovery needs centralized hub.
Low patient traffic initial
Seed with communities + incentives
Moderation spam
Verification + reports
Success: 8/10 interest
Success: 30 patient signups
Success: 100 listings
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