Mahmee CEO Melissa Hanna helps moms w/ postpartum care, Serena Williams & Mark Cuban invested | E1019

Jason Calacanis talks with Melissa Hanna, co-founder of Mahmee, a healthcare startup focused on maternal and infant care. They discuss the challenges Mahmee is addressing, its customer acquisition strategies, and the high cost of childbirth in the US. They also delve into healthcare biases, postpartum issues, and how Mahmee aims to improve the birth experience. Melissa shares stories of securing investments from Arlan Hamilton and Mark Cuban, and her collaboration with Serena Williams.

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Jason Calacanis

Host • 36%

Melissa Hanna

Guest • 63%

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0:00	Opening
0:58	Jason intros Melissa Hanna
1:40	What is Mahmee? What challenges are they solving for?
4:54	How does Mahmee acquire customers? Who pays for the service?
7:37	What is the current cost of having a child in the US? What are some glaring postpartum care issues in the US?
15:28	How did Melissa get Arlan Hamilton to invest?
18:42	How did Mark Cuban invest in Mahmee?
21:02	Why are black mothers 3-4x more likely to die from childbirth? Why is there such bias in healthcare?
28:31	How can Mahmee increase the birth experience across the US?
33:24	How does Melissa balance balancing the current confines in which they have to work with looking towards the future and what is possible?
38:42	What are the complexities of the healthcare space that make it hard for startups? What is the opportunity?
45:47	What are some Mahmee success stories?
51:54	Better ways to deal with postpartum depression?
57:01	How did Serena Williams come onboard via Serena Ventures?

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