Anna de Paula Hanika is the Co-Founder and CEO of Uno Health. Uno Health unlocks financial equity for low-income seniors so millions can afford better health. Uno enrolls and re-certifies the Medicare members in all state and federal programs they are eligible for - putting thousands of dollars in their pockets and creating direct revenue and savings for their insurance company. Anna has raised a successful seed round from Floodgate and Cowboy Ventures. She also worked in product & operations and product & marketing at places like Google, Clover, mHealth, and Sum. She has also been a fellow at HITLAB Healthcare Innovation Lab. Bachelors from University of Oxford in Psychology & Neuroscience.

On knowing when to expand your team - “So it’s a combination of, data driven, but also a good amount of gut that gets you to identify when you need to actually hire someone and give your hat to them.” - Anna de Paula Hanika

Today on Startups for Good we cover:

  • Helping consumers on the enrollment side
  • How company ideas evolve throughout the startup process
  • Differing CEO roles for product based business vs service based
  • Knowing when to expand your team
  • Testing your hypothesis
  • How to create a good relationship with your co-founder
  • Vulnerabilities

Some of the books that Anna discussed were:

Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

Team of Teams by Gen. Stanley McChrystal

Getting More by Stuart Diamond

Chris Voss does have a Masterclass

Connect with Anna: LinkedIN and on the UnoHealth Website

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