Ice Breakers

Ice Breakers with Dorothea Koh (Founder and CEO, Bot MD)

June 25, 2024

Dorothea Koh is the Founder and CEO of Bot MD. They are an AI Assistant for Doctors. We integrate with hospital information systems to help doctors automate workflows through WhatsApp and other popular chat platforms.

Since 2018, Bot MD has been used by over 20,000 doctors around the world and has helped reach 50,000 patients across the region.

👋🏼  How would you explain your job to someone outside tech?

I help build products that Doctors around the world love to use.

🧐  What's something about you or your job that would surprise us?

The number of times doctors call me Bot (because my nickname is Dot).

🏆  What has been the biggest highlight of your career so far?

Helping monitor Peritoneal Dialysis patients across the Philippines through Viber and Facebook Messenger.

🔍  What's a startup trend or space you're watching this year?

Super interested in the rise of AI Agents , agents which can be trained to autonomously tackle complex tasks with minimal human intervention and specialize in specific areas.  I think they have the potential to help disrupt the healthcare industry.

💼  What advice would you give someone starting out in your industry?

Be hungry and humble, and keep an open mind.

🗣  What's one thing you can keep talking about for hours?

Wine

🎥  What's your favorite movie/TV show?

Ocean's 11

🍨  What's your go-to ice cream flavor?

Dark chocolate with Hazelnut

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