Call with Rafael Lopes

Rafael Lopes
- 22+ years in product development and management
- 15 years in financial services, pivoted to healthcare in 2012
- Worked at City of Hope, Access Hope, Conifer Health
- Now building a consulting practice focused on product strategy and innovation
- Specializes in healthcare, digital health
- Focus on health equity and product innovation, which aligns with Spencer’s prior research interests
Spencer Wozniak
- Pivoted from medical school to software development
- Strong background in health equity research and practical understanding of healthcare workflows
- Develops full-stack products and AI-integrated tools for healthcare, giving him the ability to turn Rafael’s product strategies into scalable, production-ready software
- Currently consulting and selling digital solutions to healthcare organizations, complementing Rafael’s strategic consulting
Overlap
- Both operate at the intersection of healthcare and technology, with a shared passion for improving outcomes and equity through innovation
- Rafael focuses on product definition, business strategy, and team formation
- Spencer brings technical execution, rapid prototyping, and scalable architecture

Rafael’s knowledge of platforms like Bolt, Lovable, and Base44 can accelerate prototyping for healthcare products
These platforms provide integrated infrastructure, making development more streamlined
- Good for MVPs and validation with anonymized data
- Example at inkquest.app
- Current limitations include:
  - Not being fully ready for commercial application
  - HIPAA compliance challenges for healthcare applications
Spencer could help extend MVPs beyond no-code constraints, integrating APIs, databases, and compliance layers (e.g., HIPAA)

Rafael is exploring a workshop for physicians/clinicians
Would teach healthcare professionals with product ideas:
- Product strategy development
- Feature identification for real business problems
- Using low-code tools to build initial prototypes
- Goal: Help validate ideas before major investment
Rafael’s workshop for healthcare professionals could be enhanced through Spencer’s technical demos and tool integrations
- Rafael teaches product strategy and market validation
- Spencer leads hands-on technical sessions (e.g., turning prototypes into functional products)

Product Incubation Model
- Rafael sources and mentors healthcare founders with strong ideas
- Spencer serves as the technical partner or CTO-for-hire for selected projects
Consulting + Development Partnership
- Rafael provides strategic direction and business design
- Spencer provides custom software builds and AI-driven enhancements
Joint Ventures / Co-Creation
- Launch a small portfolio of healthcare products built under a unified brand or initiative

Rafael to outline the healthcare professional workshop concept and identify where technical integration is needed
Spencer to explore no-code platforms (Bolt, Lovable, Base44) for integration opportunities
Both to stay in touch regarding potential collaboration opportunities