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This quote " Ask an AI to write JavaScript (what could go wrong?)" is actually hilarious.

Especially with Amazon's engineer using their mandated internal AI tool... Kiro takes down production because Kiro believes it's better to rewrite the whole codebase from scratch lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vvVo0Um1HY

My guy, there's an error in your app:

Firecrawl API key missing or invalid. Set FIRECRAWL_API_KEY in .env.local to your key from https://firecrawl.dev — then restart `next dev`.

There are some great design tools out there.

Some of the new ones do create brand design systems.

Check these out:

https://stitch.withgoogle.com

https://labs.google.com/u/0/pomelli

https://lovable.dev

Also Claude Code is also fantastic for design

Going from a one-prompt to a great design isn't really realistic. You'll need some iterations in design just like proof of concepts (for iteration) for engineering work to refine down what you're really looking for.

Thanks for the idea. I'll consider it!

This is super interesting, I had no idea about the middle man aspect of LinkedIn and Indeed. The job market is isn't getting any better with recent developments of AI.

It looks like there isn't a website yet for this? If not, do you plan to host this?

Hypothesis:

Could texting alone be a viable way for patients to get real medical help and prescriptions? Could we build it lean and bootstrap our way in a space full of billion-dollar incumbents?

Result:

Short answer is yes, in 10 months we hit profitability. We now have 500+ reviews across both app stores with a 4.9 star average rating, and patients seem to love the simplicity of chat and privacy of not showing their face on video.

Our Story:

When I get sick, I usually just text my best friend who's a doctor. One day I asked him... why isn't this experience available to everyone? That's where the idea was born.

How we approached it:

Business model: $24 per visit — no recurring fees, no insurance required

Ops: started in California, now live in 15 states (TX, FL, NY etc)

Why it worked:

The majority of visits are for simple conditions (prescriptions, refills, minor issues) that don't need video. Texting keeps costs low and frictionless for both sides.

We're Hiring:

Looking for doctors and growth marketers.

Also, if you're curious about how we scaled a healthcare company to profitably from scratch. Happy to share lessons learned in the comments.

Would appreciate some upvotes to help get this viewable for people.

Thanks in advanced

Thank you

We have a novel proprietary model as we scale. I'm sorry I cannot divulge further.

There's plenty of examples where profitable companies today were misunderstood startups in the early days. Here are some examples:

1) Uber - Whose is going to ride in some random person's car?

2) AirBnB - Whose is going to want to show their own bedroom on the internet?

3) Amazon - Bezos was mocked selling books. He built the logistic infrastructure which was the long-term model

Three household names were first underdogs with their own challenges.

On our best day of conversions, being only two months in, if that conversion rate was consistent we would already break even. This is all without even having an advertiser yet.

Great questions.

1) Our visits are all text-based visits done asynchronously. These visits are easily handled in parallel unlike video-based visits. Generally visits lasts anywhere between 2 to 20 minutes.

2) Ad revenues depend on the industry. For instance, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and health insurances will all have different monthly pricing where their ad will be shown for every visit.

As one of the founders, I understand the assumption that our service might work like Google or Bing. However, the $39 option is simply a premium choice for those who prefer not to wait through the ad. The actual cost of the visit is still lower than the $19 our patients pay. We encourage patients to use the ad-supported option, as it helps us attract more advertisers and grow our platform.

Our long-term goal is to expand and offer additional services, while keeping our core offering—quick doctor visits—at $19, or ideally even lower in the future. Our three founding doctors aim to make healthcare actually affordable and our future advertisers will subsidize the cost. That is our hypothesis for this startup.

There are numerous telehealth platforms that are on a subscription basis with similar pricing, so it's not unrealistic to have prices such as a $19 visit.

We've been live for a few months, and our 400+ patients have responded positively to the $19 doctor visits.

For instance, please see our happy customers in both respective App Stores:

iOS - 23 Ratings at 4.8 Stars https://apps.apple.com/us/app/instacured/id1665112009

Android - 7 Ratings at 5 Stars https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instacured...

If you'd like to grab a cup of coffee and speak with one of our founders to know we're legit, we'd be happy to accommodate that for you.

Looks like we got flagged after your comment, any ideas how to help us with this?

That's correct, we'd love to expand to more states soon!

If you're sick and need a prescription and value the convenience of avoiding long wait lists to see the doctor; not having to commute to an in-person visit or you do not have insurance - that's where InstaCured may be an option for you.

I'm not familiar with First Stop Health. There's plenty of telehealth companies, many require insurance or subscriptions, that's how we are different.

Over time, ideally our pricing model will get cheaper as ads will subsidize patient costs, so patients win in the end and our patients data is also never shared.

Great question, before your visit starts there is a 30 second video ad. Right now we're new so the only ad you see is an InstaCured ad.

We adhere to strict HIPAA compliance so your patient information is never shared with advertisers, now or in the future.

If you'd like an Ad free experience, the price is $39 per visit.