{"podcast":{"title":"Scouting for Growth","slug":"scouting-for-growth-4686831","podcast_index_feed_id":4686831,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/sabinega/feed.xml","website_url":"https://sabinega.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21959862/c84aea4ad531642db775e0d7782c8f77.jpg","author":"Sabine VanderLinden","episode_count":233,"summary":"There are over 180,000 FinTech ventures out there today. My team tracks 7.3 million of them across markets every single week. But the number that matters isn’t the one that’s growing. It’s the one that isn’t. Only 25% of these ventures have secured funding and meaningful backing. The other 75% aren’t just looking for capital. They’re looking for access, credibility, and partnerships with the institutions that can turn a great product into real-world impact. This is Scouting for Growth. I’m Sabine VanderLinden. I lead Alchemy Crew Ventures, and I built the Venture-Client Model for regulated industries... the model where a growth venture earns a corporation as its customer before a VC writes the cheque. When that sequence works, it changes the equation for everyone: founders, corporates, and the investors watching from both sides of the table. Each episode, I bring a founder, an operator, or an institutional leader to the table for the conversation that usually happens behind closed doors: about how corporates really think, how capital really flows, and what it actually takes to build, grow, and scale in a world where the boundaries between FinTech, InsurTech, HealthTech, and AI are…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T16:17:45.012213+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scouting-for-growth-4686831"},"episode":{"title":"Alan Martin: Why Insurers Who Invest in Wellness Win — The Healthcare Innovation Playbook still works","slug":"alan-martin-why-insurers-who-invest-in-wellness-win-the-healthcare-innovation-playbook-still-works","published_at":"2026-05-14T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scouting-for-growth-4686831/alan-martin-why-insurers-who-invest-in-wellness-win-the-healthcare-innovation-playbook-still-works","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scouting-for-growth-4686831","url":"https://sabinega.podbean.com/e/alan-martin-why-insurers-who-invest-in-wellness-win-%e2%80%94-the-healthcare-innovation-playbook-still-works/","audio_url":"https://cohst.app/pdcst/6K4Q1I/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w4fpdtzxx899544v/260425_SFG_Alan_Martin-_Why_Insurers_Who_Invest_in_Wellness_Win_The_Healthcare_Innovation_Playb_933879rqp.mp3","summary":"What if the biggest opportunity in insurance isn’t pricing risk—but transforming it? Alan Martin brings a bold, necessary reframe to the life and health insurance industry: the future belongs to insurers who move beyond actuarial prediction and into active health orchestration. At the center of this shift is his concept of modifiable risk—the idea that many health outcomes are not fixed, but can be influenced through timely, personalized, and scalable interventions. For decades, insurers have operated within a reactive model: Assess risk at underwriting Pay claims when events occur Offer limited, often disconnected support But this model is breaking down under the weight of rising chronic disease, mental health challenges, and post-pandemic shifts in customer expectations. Alan exposes a critical flaw: most health propositions fail because they don’t engage. Low engagement → high cost per use High cost → reduced investment Reduced investment → poor customer experience This “engagement-cost doom loop” is reinforced by outdated service models—like generic nurse helplines—that lack personalization, digital access, and effective triage. Instead, Alan argues for a fundamentally different approach: 1. Intervene at the moment that matters most The point of diagnosis or claim is where behavior can change. Yet insurers are often absent. This is where personalized pathways, digital triage, and embedded services must come into play. 2. Redesign wellness to include everyone—not just the healthy Today’s programmes often reward those already fit. True innovation targets high-risk populations with affordable, scalable interventions that deliver measurable outcomes. 3. Build economic models around health improvement Modifiable risk enables: Dynamic pricing linked to behavior change Ne…","meta_description":"What if the biggest opportunity in insurance isn’t pricing risk—but transforming it? 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