Matt Ripkey

healthcare technologist/vc. retired interop guy. boatspeed maximizer.

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

I have a friend looking to join one of these trials in the coming weeks who would appreciate any ability to get the drug TODAY.

Anyone follow me who could help make a connection?

[Samuel Hume @DrSamuelBHume]

One of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen: a standing ovation for the full Daraxonrasib results

I feel inspired and energised, to put it mildly — we have a targeted therapy for pancreatic cancer now, and nothing is undruggable anymore

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

@Lucyfurs @EchoesofWarYT Couldn’t be closer.

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

On June 6, 1944, a 56-year-old general with a secret walked onto Utah Beach under fire, armed with a cane and a pistol.

The secret: his heart was failing. He had hidden it from the army doctors so they wouldn't pull him from the mission.

His name was Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Son of the President. He had begged three separate times to lead the first wave ashore at Normandy before his commanders finally said yes.

When his landing craft drifted 2,000 yards off course, every instinct said redirect the following waves to the correct zone. Instead, Roosevelt walked the beach himself, alone, under artillery fire, cane in hand, reading the terrain.

His verdict: "We'll start the war from right here."

He then stood on that beach and personally greeted every regiment that landed after him, pointing them inland, cracking jokes under shellfire, steadying 18-year-olds who had never seen combat. He did this for hours.

Years later, Omar Bradley was asked to name the single most heroic act he had ever witnessed in combat.

His answer, without hesitation: "Ted Roosevelt on Utah Beach."

Roosevelt's son, Captain Quentin Roosevelt II, also landed at Normandy that same morning. He was named after his uncle, Quentin Roosevelt, who had been shot down as a fighter pilot over France in World War I.

Three generations. Three wars. One family.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. died in his sleep 36 days later. Heart attack. The thing he had been hiding finally won. He never learned he had been awarded the Medal of Honor.

He was buried at the Normandy American Cemetery.

In 1955, his family had his brother Quentin, killed in WWI, exhumed from where he fell in France and reinterred right beside him. Quentin is the only World War I soldier buried there.

Two brothers. Two world wars. The same French soil.

Their father had once said: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

Both of his sons did exactly that.

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

If any Anthropic employees are interested in using their newfound wealth to win the Americas Cup please dm

[Rohit Mittal @rohitdotmittal]

If an Anthropic employee got $500k/year in equity over 4 years in 2024, they are now worth $125M.

At $1M/year equity for 4 years, they are worth about $250M.

The scale and speed of wealth creation are incomprehensible.

$500k/year equity is not a lot for an early-stage startup. I don't think the Bay Area has seen this type of wealth creation in history.

Dot com boom probably feels like a speck of dust.

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

@kahnfessions Yes

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

One weird thing about espionage is the pay disparity.

You see a guy with $40m in unmarked gold bars one week

and the next week you see another selling his soul for surely less than he’d make staying clean at a desk in Virginia:

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

According to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice, an American citizen, Thomas Weir Pauken II, who worked in China, pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Per the release, Pauken admitted to being handled by three individuals he knew to be agents of the PRC, “Cathy,” “William,” and “Richard,” who tasked him with forming relationships with U.S. politicians, gaining access to cyber espionage techniques and assets, and other taskings for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS). Over the course of his work for these individuals, Pauken received at least $100,000 for his efforts.

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

@GrantHesser @doctronic

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

this guy's just the worst type of guy, huh?

[104.3 The Score @thescorechicago]

Brandon Johnson notes the ingress/egress of Soldier Field must be fixed.

"Let me tell you how bad it is — Bears vs. Packers, I'm at the game, we're losing," he says. "I decide to leave to beat the traffic. Before I get out of the footprint, the Bears had come back to win."

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

@StuartBlitz @nikillinit > we are going to automate healthcare finance

> we found easy access to RCM data!

> damn, RCM data got hands

> we’ll just focus on a niche

> I guess we’re a dental billing system now

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

@andrewarruda yes

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

“One winner, forty-two losers. You eat losers for breakfast. You are speed.”

said the man to his toddler at yet another daycare drop off.

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

Never underestimate the depravity of evil nor the glory of what’s good and right.

[Audrey Horne Updates and Rumors @credenzaclear2]

i don’t trust “effective altruism” because it does not seem to have enough humility in the face of human complexity, the depths of evil and the heights of good

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

I still can't believe the public doesn't talk about Tempus more often..

[Eric Lefkofsky @lefkofsky]

The tangible benefits of AI - with Preview, we're using models we developed from millions of pathology slides to deliver insights to doctors within 24 hours of sample receipt. This product is game-changing, as it has the potential to fundamentally shift a patient's entire treatment strategy in situations where days matter.

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

I have a friend looking to join one of these trials in the coming weeks who would appreciate any ability to get the drug TODAY.

Anyone follow me who could help make a connection?

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

@healthapiguy The Mom App remains unbuilt.

They coordinate care for kids, spouses, and adult parents.

No one has built anything to make it easy for them….yet.

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

My friend Thorn is one of the longest-surviving patients in history and has tried everything but this treatment. He’s up at Mayo now. They’re working on this too.

Any connections would be deeply appreciated.

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

My friend Thorn is one of the longest-surviving patients in history and has tried everything but this treatment. He’s up at Mayo now. They’re working on this too.

Any connections would be deeply appreciated.

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

I have a friend looking to join one of these trials in the coming weeks who would appreciate any ability to get the drug TODAY.

Anyone follow me who could help make a connection?

[Samuel Hume @DrSamuelBHume]

One of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen: a standing ovation for the full Daraxonrasib results

I feel inspired and energised, to put it mildly — we have a targeted therapy for pancreatic cancer now, and nothing is undruggable anymore

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

Often overlooked:

You can simply live wherever you find life most pleasant, near a major airport and get to both places regularly.

[Moin Nadeem @moinnadeem]

> They come because this is where the hardest problems, the biggest customers, and the highest stakes are.

Oh right, because all of the labs are totally in NYC.

SF changes the world and NYC follows.

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

You’re bearish?

They’re jailing the short-sellers and you’re bearish?

[Matt Ripkey @mattripkey]

I love a good healthcare data partnership.

[andrew arruda @andrewarruda]

Couldn't be more excited to announce that ŌURA and Flexpa have partnered to bring your health data into your Oura ring! The future is bright!