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Fortune
Oliver Kharraz

Zocdoc CEO: I’ve watched Walmart, IBM, and others try to ‘disrupt’ healthcare. Here’s why they failed.

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After working in healthcare technology for 30 years, including nearly two decades building Zocdoc, I’ve developed a habit.

Every time a company announces it’s going to “disrupt healthcare,” I start a mental clock. How long until they discover healthcare does not yield to disruption playbooks? By this, I mean: building a system outside of the existing one, scaling it quickly, and forcing incumbents to adapt or disappear.

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