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Submit a problem

Submit the problem you wish someone would solve.

If you spend your day saying ‘there has to be a better way,’ we want to hear from you. Bring the problem, and we’ll help you architect the team, the vision, and the path to a real company.

What your problem becomes

The best companies start as problems.

A team forms around it

Engineers, designers, clinicians, and business builders organize around your problem and build the fix you've been wishing existed.

Doors only you can open

Let your team observe, interview patients, and test prototypes where the problem actually lives.

Your judgment shapes what ships

Tell the team when something wouldn't survive the real world. That candor is what separates a class project from a company.

A clinician presenting an unmet problem at Problem Day
Problem Day, where clinicians pitch

How to submit

Three sentences is enough.

  1. 01What problem do you see, and how often?
  2. 02What does the current workflow look like, and why is it broken?
  3. 03What would a meaningful win look like: faster, cheaper, safer, less manual?

Email admin@stl.slinghealth.org or reach out to any exec team member. We review submissions on a rolling basis through August ahead of each cohort.