Seniors
topic on 6 shows · 10 statements across 7 episodes
Innovators & Investors 
BigDeal 
My First Million 
the Neon Show 
the Paul Morris Podcast 
20VC
10 statements about Seniors, every show
Khanna: Most senior falls happen when using the bathroom at night
“Most of the falls, for example, in seniors happen when they need to go to washroom in the night.”
Khanna: 200,000 senior citizens die from falls each year in India
“Two lakh seniors die of falls every year in India? Two lakh. Two lakh seniors die of just falls.”
Khanna: Seniors Reject Big, Chunky Smartwatches
“Seniors don't like wearing those big, chunky watches. We've seen that in our own example when we launched the fault detection watch.”
Khanna estimates that 99% of cyber frauds target senior citizens
“See, seniors are a very vulnerable population, especially when it comes to interface with technology, using so many cyber frauds that happen mostly. I think 99% of them are with seniors.”
Galloway: 40% of US government spending goes to seniors, heading to 50%
“40% of all spending right now, government spending, goes to seniors. It's about to be 50%, which lowers the amount of money we can invest in technology, R&D, and education, which have a much bigger payoff.”
Kohli: Only 10% of US seniors can afford senior living facilities
“So we say that about 10% of seniors can Afford it, right? And probably only 10% off that 10%, so about a percent or so actually make that jump, right?”
David Bailey opposes rent control generally but supports it for seniors
“I am not a proponent of rent control. I think it stifles, stifles development. It doesn't do what it's supposed to do. However, I am in favor of rent control for seniors, because I do not feel, based on increasing rents, that the elderly population should be, …”
Galloway: US Spending on Seniors Is Rising from 40% to 50%
“40% of all spending right now, government spending, goes to seniors. It's about to be 50%, which lowers the amount of money we can invest in technology, R&D, and education, which have a much bigger payoff.”
Puri: Seniors avoid online dating due to pressure of in-person meetups
“The reality is they don't do a lot of online dating because it's so scary and foreign. And it's not the online part that's scary. It's the expectation that you then need to go meet somebody.”