Founder · Writer · Photographer
I build things at the intersection of healthcare and technology
I'm Kazuki, founder of Kaigo Health. I write about building companies, the future of healthcare, and lessons learned along the way. Previously a runway photographer at NYFW, published in Elle.
Writing
All essays
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August 2026Nobody's JobEvery piece of software in healthcare was bought by an organization to make its own work easier. Nothing was ever built for the work between them, and that's where the money goes.
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May 2026Medicaid Last MileMillions of eligible people are going to lose Medicaid next year. Not because they stop qualifying — because the compliance systems don't work. Kaigo's working thesis and five product ideas.
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April 2026How I Shipped 25,000 Lines of Code in 3 Days With Zero Manual CodingI ran two AI sessions in parallel — one as PM, one as dev team — and shipped a full product in a weekend. Here's the architecture, what broke, and what it means.
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March 2026The Self-Driving Car Lesson Nobody Applied to HealthcareAutonomous vehicles replaced their entire hand-engineered stack with a single learned model. Healthcare's care coordination pipeline is waiting for the same transition.
Photography
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NYFW 01
NYFW 02
NYFW 03
Editorial 01
Street 01
Editorial 02
Runway · Editorial · Street — Published in Elle Magazine
Work
Kaigo Health
Founder & CEO
2025 — Present
Elle Magazine
Published Photographer
Fashion
New York Fashion Week
Runway Photographer
Photography
Angel Investments
Early-stage healthcare & AI
Ongoing
I'm always open to conversations about healthcare, building companies, and photography. Say hello.