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Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast

Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast

This Startup Plans to Save a Million Lives Using Your Toilet | Entrepreneurship | How We Profit | E7

Jul 29, 2026 · 1h 16m

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Scott Hickle built Throne Science around a startup idea most investors thought was too unconventional: a device that transforms your toilet into a health tracker, monitoring your health as effortlessly as a smartwatch. After nearly 100 investor rejections, he and his team kept refining the product, driven by a mission to detect early signs of diseases like colorectal cancer before symptoms appear. That persistence helped them raise $4 million in seed funding. In this episode, Scott shares how entrepreneurs can validate unconventional products, raise capital despite rejection, and build demand in a market consumers don't yet understand. In this episode, Hala and Scott will discuss: (00:00)…