For centuries, getting access to health care in rural parts of the country has been especially difficult. Thanks to telemedicine companies like PlushCare, that reality is changing.
PlushCare connects users to doctors using video chat. It's available in 31 states and counting.
Dr. James Wantuck, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of PlushCare, explains why telemedicine is a more convenient option than visiting a traditional doctor's office. Dr. Wantuck also weighs in on how the potential CVS-Aetna merger could impact the health care industry.
Nearly all of cyclists who die in accidents weren't wearing helmets. Park & Diamond wants to change that. The start-up, which won the Red Bull Launchpad, is building a bike helmet that looks and feels like a regular baseball cap. Co-founders David Hall and Jordan Klein said the helmet is collapsible and light and made of a composite material that makes it as safe as a normal helmet.
Kimbal Musk, Tesla board member and brother of CEO Elon, told Cheddar, "If you have a Model 3 and you'd like it delivered, we can probably get done for you by the end of the week. If we haven't reached out to you, reach out to us."
Mark Cummins, CEO of Pointy, shares his advice for young entrepreneurs in our 'What Keeps You Going' segment.
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Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, who launched the photo-sharing app in 2010, have resigned and will leave the company in the coming weeks, according to the New York Times. The news is the latest blow for Facebook, which bought Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion. The app has been a bright point for the company, with a billion monthly active users as of June.
Tune in to Cheddar Tuesday morning for the latest.
Mezu is joining the growing list of money-transfer apps by staking out a niche for privacy-conscious consumers. CEO Yuval Brisker said Mezu's selling point is the ability to transfer money without the use of personal information, like email or phone numbers.
Warren Schlichting, president of Sling TV, spoke to Cheddar from Denver Startup Week Monday about the changing media landscape. "I don't want to pay for things I'm not watching," he said, channeling the mantra of the 2.3 million cord-cutters who make up Sling's customer base.
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Comcast's $38.8 billion winning bid for British satellite broadcaster Sky was a "shocking price" to pay for international expansion, said Rich Greenfield, media and tech analyst at BTIG.
Shares of Pandora surged Monday after the satellite radio company announced an all-stock deal to acquire the streaming service. Sirius made a $480 million investment in the company last year, taking about a 15 percent stake in it. BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield says the deal is probably bittersweet for Pandora which "really failed as a public company."
