Tested by Fire, United by Vision: RADPAIR at Two Years

"Adversity introduces a man to himself."
— Albert Einstein

There is a scene in the Dune books by Frank Herbert where the main character Paul Atreides is tested by putting his hand inside a mysterious box while a poisoned needle (the Gom Jabbar) is held to his neck.  In the books, Paul feels excruciating, burning pain -- as if his hand were on fire -- but he’s not allowed to remove it. It’s a test of willpower, adversity, and self-control.   If you’ve seen the movies, you’ll recognize this scene -- though it’s depicted with much less detail than in the book.

RADPAIR has officially turned 2, and we’re in the midst of our own fire as our growth stage J-curve is in full swing.  We have seen unprecedented demand for our AI-driven reporting platform across the world, and our cadre of warrior employees is heeding the call.  

All the books, podcasts, soundbites from every entrepreneur, from various industries, cannot prepare a company for the truly experiential flashpoint of explosive growth.  We are RADPAIR, and we are the luckiest to be in this position, at this point in time, in history.  An AI inflection point has arrived, and we are meeting the moment.

While I share this openly with the world, it’s written from the heart -- for my team.

First and foremost, the struggle is real.  Sacrifices are being made by you daily to honor the commitments we have to our partners who have chosen to go on this journey with us.  We are simultaneously tackling the largest practices in the world and integrating with some of the largest vendors in the world.   This has come with its own set of hurdles, and with each one, you’ve shown incredible determination and grit to overcome them.

You are the best of the best and in the moments of fire around you, pause.  Live in that moment for a beat and recognize how fortunate we are to have arrived here.  This time will pass us faster than we expect, and it will be a memory of how we tackled highly technically challenging obstacles and innovated our way to success.

Yes, the accolades and applause will come our way, and as always, they will momentarily give us some quiet comfort. More importantly, visualize how you'll feel years from now -- knowing we built the best Radiology AI reporting platform in the world and contributed to the well-being of thousands of radiologists and millions of patients. What will we want those thoughts to say about our sense of responsibility to the world and our accomplishments then? 

We built the most jaw-dropping, AI-first platform for radiology reporting of its kind. We built it on a first-principles approach, using AI from the very beginning. That same ethos is driving us right now -- to build and deploy scalable back-end solutions and workflows to onboard clients at unparalleled speed. Our mission is to have radiologists experience RADPAIR faster than any company on the planet, and to let them rediscover the joy of truly reading cases by focusing on the images and the patients behind them.

To the world of imaging – just wait until you see what we’re up to next!

To my incredible team of international trailblazers – as we corner our second birthday as a company – let’s work backwards from our future selves and navigate through the fires we face with a clear understanding of who we want to be. 

We are closer to that future than any one of us, present company included, even realize.  Now, let’s run towards it, together.

- Avez Rizvi - Founder | CEO