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Before founding Bask Health, my brother and I once pitched a telehealth startup idea to a VC with a 40-slide deck and a “disrupt healthcare” tagline. He stared at us like we were pitching a smoothie truck. Turns out, nobody cares how “virtual” your care is if you can’t explain your revenue model in under 30 seconds. That was a $22,000 lesson in developer costs, regulatory hurdles and hubris. So here’s what we wish someone had told us on day one: you’re not selling video calls, you’re building a real business.
In 2025, that means more than convenience. It means unit