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Deepinder Goyal walks back on 'Dear concerned Indian doctors' post

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Deepinder Goyal apologized for an aggressive message addressed to "Concerned Indian Doctors" that dismissed critics and ended with the phrase "keep raging." The dispute involves Temple, a bean-shaped device applied to the head that tracks metrics like heart rate, voice vibrations, and a proprietary measurement called Entropy. Medical professionals, including an AIIMS Delhi physician-scientist, have demanded peer-reviewed clinical proof rather than promotional claims. In response, Goyal stated that pre-prints will be released first, pointing to similar rollouts by brands like Whoop.

Key points

  • Healthcare professionals remain skeptical about the health wearable due to the absence of…: Healthcare professionals remain skeptical about the health wearable due to the absence of published peer-reviewed research.
  • The founder expressed regret for broadly generalizing the entire medical community during…: The founder expressed regret for broadly generalizing the entire medical community during his social media defense.
  • Early validation for the hardware will rely on preliminary pre-prints rather than standar…: Early validation for the hardware will rely on preliminary pre-prints rather than standard peer-reviewed scientific studies.

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Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal has apologised to Indian doctors, hours after a combative post on X in which he addressed them collectively over criticism of his new health wearable, Temple. "I should not have bucketed all Indian doctors into one single box," Goyal wrote, adding that Temple works with many doctors and that his elder brother is one of them.

Goyal said his frustration was aimed at "a few influencer doctors, who are more influencers than doctors." He accused them of skipping Temple's research and spreading twisted facts to call the device a scam. In his view, they would not pile on a first-time founder building the same product, because it would not get them views. He signed off with Diwali greetings and a nudge to "keep building."

Goyal's first post to doctors ended with "keep raging"

The apology walks back the tone of a seven-point note titled "Dear Concerned Indian Doctors", posted the previous night. In it, Goyal argued that a scam would not survive Temple's 14-day, no-questions-asked return window, a policy he said even Apple does not offer…

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