# Tech Leadership In Less Than One Year

### Making The Impossible Possible

Did you ever rise above yourself because people told you that something is impossible to achieve? Well, at Earkick we decided to address a **massive problem** that is at the core of improving mental health at scale:

> Measuring mental health in real time.

The challenge gave us wings and within less than a year our exceptional team made it possible. What’s more: we nailed it so well that any competition will have a hard time catching up:

- We collected over **6Bn** data-points of real data in real-life situations
- Our solution is faster than any of the competing products we know and needs **10x** less information from the user
- Our model predicts mental health with an **80% accuracy**
- We support **80+ languages**, which is absolutely unique
- Our models are so tiny that they edge computing for **maximum privacy**. To our knowledge, we are the only company that is predicting mental health trends on device

So how did we achieve this in less than a year? Here are the main points:

- We hired a **superhuman team**, by being extremely selective in our hiring. For a startup company, time is crucial and everything needs to be done as fast as possible, but there is no shortcut to **smart hiring**. It always takes time and attention to find the right fit, but the time spent will pay off quickly.
-  We have a [minimum meeting culture](https://blog.earkick.com/working-at-earkick-redefining-work/), where everyone can focus deeply and put the maximum amount of time into tasks that drive value
- A **laser-sharp focus** is key to success. We regularly assess every task for its relevance to the success of the company. This makes us focus on the things that matter most.
- We constantly **motivate each other to push the limits** of what’s technically possible.

Our future is bright. The next big challenge we’re facing is making measurement completely passive so that no user interactions are required anymore. Sounds “impossible”? Stay tuned.

[AI in mental health](/content/site-root.html) is revolutionizing the way we track and improve wellbeing, making support more accessible and personalized than ever.

**Now stop scrolling and go put your favorite principle to work!**