Pretotype
Learn first. Build second.
Health Compass is being introduced as a pretotype so we can test demand, language, trust, and real-world usefulness before investing in a full health advisor product.
In simple terms: a pretotype tests whether we should build it, a prototype tests how it might work, and an MVP tests whether a minimal real version delivers value.
Why this matters
Too many health products are built around what teams imagine users need. Pretotyping turns the question around: can we test whether real people actually want this before we build the machinery?
This placeholder site is our way of putting the vision in front of the people who would use it and learning from their response. The waitlist is not just a mailing list. It is evidence of interest, language fit, trust, and problem urgency.
What we are testing now
- Whether patients want an AI advisor to help them understand and track complex care.
- Whether physicians see value in patients arriving with better organized history, symptoms, and questions.
- Whether the phrase "Health Compass" and this framing make immediate sense.
- Which early use cases generate the strongest pull: symptom tracking, visit preparation, care coordination, or record follow-through.
- Whether people are willing to raise their hand early and tell us why this matters to them.
What this site is not
- It is not a functioning medical record system.
- It is not providing medical advice.
- It is not claiming product-market fit ahead of evidence.
What success looks like
Success at this stage means hearing a strong signal from real people. We want to know who is drawn to this idea, what language resonates, what concerns surface immediately, and which first workflows feel valuable enough to test next.
If enough patients and physicians say "yes, I want this," then we move from pretotype to more concrete prototypes, interviews, workflow tests, and eventually a real product.
How you can help
Join the waitlist and tell us about yourself. Why are you interested? What is broken in the current record experience? What would make Health Compass worth trying?
Those responses will shape what we build next.