Hims House

In episode 48 of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (Bayside) are joined by Saad Alam, founder & CEO of Hone Health. The discussion dives into Saad’s personal health journey and the founding of Hone Health during the pandemic. Saad discusses the company’s focus on hormonal health, weight loss, thyroid medications, and new longevity medications. Saad shares insights into diagnostics,...

In Episode 47 of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick “Bayside” Lester talk to Lee Rosebush, chair of the Outsourcing Facilities Association (OFA), about what’s really going on with GLP-1 medications and peptide compounding. We the FDA warning letters over drug ads, what the new FDA “Green List” means for the future of compounding, and whether the DDC list (which could restrict what’s “too hard”...

In Episode 46 of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (Bayside) sit down with Rob Leclerc, founder of AgFunder and one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 VCs. Rob explains why he believes Hims is a category-defining company -- comparing it to Nvidia in 2016 -- and weighs in on the company’s high-profile engineering/AI hires from Cruise. The discussion covers Rob’s own experience as a Hims custome...

In Episode 45 of Hims House, hosts Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (aka Bayside) welcome Scott Brunner, CEO of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, for a conversation on the future of compounding. They cover the surge in GLP-1 demand, lawsuits involving Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, FDA policies, and the regulatory pressures shaping 503A and 503B pharmacies. Brunner also unpacks the challenges a...

In Episode 44 of Hims House, hosts Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (Bayside) sit down with Geoff Cook, CEO of Noom. Noom is one of Hims' competitors and is best known for its behavioral health platform and recent expansion into GLP-1 microdosing and hormone replacement therapy. Geoff discusses Noom’s evolution, the shift in revenue from behavioral programs to medicated plans, and the company’s v...

In Episode 43 of Hims House, hosts Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (Bayside) sit down with Dr. William Seeds, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and pioneer in peptide therapy. Dr. Seeds shares how a personal tragedy led him to explore the power of peptides and why he believes they will redefine the future of medicine. The conversation covers the fundamentals of peptides, why they are often ca...

In Episode 42 of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (Bayside) sit down with Shaun Noorian, founder & CEO of Empower Pharmacy, the world’s largest compounding pharmacy. We dig into why rumors about 503Bs “ramping up GLP-1s” may be misleading, how Empower is challenging Eli Lilly on tirzepatide patents, and the broader fight over compounding. We also how Trump’s new administration - R...

In this episode of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (“Bayside”) sit down with Peter Pitts, president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI) and former FDA Associate Commissioner. Pitts recently authored a paper arguing that the FDA has failed to enforce existing limits on GLP-1 compounding, creating major public-health risks. They explore how CMPI operates and who fu...

In episode 40 of Hims House, Jonathan and Patrick Lester (Bayside) dive into HIMS' Q2 2025 earnings — the company’s first-ever miss vs. Wall Street expectations. They discuss slowing subscriber growth, flat core business performance, the GLP-1 revenue pullback, and the broader implications for future growth. They also debate whether this was simply a “transition quarter” or a warning sign, and exp...

In Episode 39 of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (Bayside) sit down with David Maris—one of the most decorated healthcare analysts of the past two decades. Maris shares why he flagged HIMS as a buy around $15, what excites him about the company’s growth, and how he views its expansion into Europe and Canada. The discussion covers the implosion of Hims’ partnership with Novo Nordisk,...

In Episode 38 of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (Bayside) break down all the recent news surrounding Hims. They cover the new Bloomberg Businessweek article and Washington Post coverage, discuss Hims’ expansion into Canada with generic semaglutide, and highlight the company’s recent job listing for a new blood diagnostics vertical. The episode closes with an analysis of Hims’ positi...

Thanks to our partner, Godel Terminal — a full trading terminal at less than 10% of the price of a Bloomberg! CLICK HERE to get 25% off your first month and lock in lifetime access for $80/mo. In episode 37 of Hims House, patent attorney Gaston Kroub joins Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (Bayside) to unpack the legal fallout from Novo Nordisk’s split with Hims. With speculation swirling around a...

In Episode 36 of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (aka Bayside) sit down with biotech investor and dermatologist Adam May, easily the most bearish guest ever to appear on the show. Adam shares the timeline of his trades — shorting HIMS, briefly flipping long on the Novo partnership news, and now short again — all while the stock doubled in 2025. Together, they discuss the sudden colla...

Thanks to our partner, Godel Terminal — a full trading terminal at less than 10% of the price of a Bloomberg! CLICK HERE to get 25% off your first month and lock in lifetime access for $80/mo. In this episode of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester break down Hims & Hers’ recent acquisition of ZAVA, a major telehealth provider in Europe, alongside two European healthcare experts: Sekander...

Thanks to our partner, Godel Terminal — a full trading terminal at 10% of the price of a Bloomberg! CLICK HERE to get 25% off your first month and lock in lifetime access for $80/mo. In episode 33 of Hims House, hosts Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester sit down with Max Marchione, founder of Superpower — a health tech startup reimagining preventive care through AI, advanced diagnostics, and persona...

In Episode 34 of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (aka Bayside) break down HIMS' acquisition of European telehealth company ZAVA. They dig into ZAVA’s 2023 financials — £20M revenue, 74% gross margins, and a reduction in net loss from £8M to £320K. The hosts debate how much HIMS likely paid, speculate on the strategic rationale, and analyze early market reactions. Bayside lays out his...

In Episode 32 of Hims House, hosts Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester (aka Bayside) are joined by Antonio Linares — early Tesla and AMD investor, and one of the biggest Hims bulls on earth. Antonio lays out his long-term thesis: Hims isn’t just a telehealth brand, it’s a platform applying the Costco algorithm to healthcare, with world-class execution, a proprietary data loop, and the potential to b...

In this episode of Hims House, Jonathan Stern, Patrick Lester (Bayside), and Nate Endicott sit down with Amit, one of the most notable names on fintwit and long-time skeptic of Hims. While Amit was early to Palantir and Robinhood, he’s unconvinced by Hims — and this episode is all about changing that. The crew makes the bull case: Hims’ 10-year vision, vertical integration, brand moat, and recent...

In Hims House episode 30, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester are joined by legendary entrepreneur Mark Cuban. The discussion kicks off with Mark unpacking why the healthcare system is so dysfunctional -- explaining how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and the lack of transparency drive high drug prices. He shares his journey from a healthcare novice to launching Cost Plus Drugs, which aims to offer...

In this episode of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester break down the Q1 2025 earnings results for Hims & Hers. They highlight strong topline and bottom-line performance -- including $586M in revenue, 345% YoY net income growth, and 321% free cash flow growth. The discussion also covers softer metrics, such as a modest 137k net new subscriber additions and a conservative Q2 revenue guide...

In this episode of Hims House, Jonathan Stern sits down with Alvan Chow — the original WallStreetBets poster who made a legendary 100,000% return during the GameStop short squeeze. They break down what happened in January 2021, the mechanics behind a short squeeze, and how institutional and retail forces collided to trigger one of the wildest moments in market history. The conversation then pivots...

In Episode 27 of Hims House, Jonathan Stern, Patrick Lester, and Louis Stevens discuss the blockbuster news of Hims partnering with Novo Nordisk to sell branded GLP-1 medication Wegovy for $599 a month. They delve into the deal terms, initial market reaction, and the potential long-term impacts on Hims as the direct-to-consumer telehealth leader. The conversation also touches on the possibility of...

In this episode of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester sit down with Martin Shkreli — one of the sharpest and most controversial voices in healthcare. They break down what’s driving Hims’ explosive revenue growth and why the company remains so widely misunderstood. The conversation covers the “Netflix of Healthcare” analogy, GLP-1 compounding and IP risk, and questions around long-term s...

In this episode of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester are joined by Raul Shah, the owner of DocShah Financial. They discuss Raul’s article on Hims, referencing Christopher Mayer's book 100-Baggers . They delve into the factors that may allow Hims to become an extremely valuable company over the next 10 years, tackling bear theses about the stock, such as "no moat", customer acquisition...

In this episode of Hims House, Jonathan Stern and Patrick Lester are joined by Alex Beinfield, founder & CIO of Blue Duck Capital, for a wide-ranging conversation on markets, healthcare, and the future of HIMS. They kick off by unpacking the market implications of Trump’s tariffs, with ripple effects for global trade and the pharmaceutical sector. The conversation then turns to HIMS. Alex shares w...