About Steve Waddell
Visionary AgeTech Entrepreneur, President & EOS Visionary of Index HealthTech, and Award-Winning Author of Valuepreneurs, Backed by $5M+ in NIH Funding.
Steve Waddell is an entrepreneur, inventor, and systems thinker who turns frontline problems into scalable solutions. From predictive fall prevention in the bathroom to award-winning entrepreneurship frameworks in the classroom, Steve blends behavioral science, design, and rigorous execution. Today, he leads Index HealthTech and Valuepreneurs to extend independence for older adults, reduce caregiver burden, and equip the next generation of innovators with practical tools to build value-first businesses.
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Building Predictive Health From the Bathroom Up
Steve Waddell views the bathroom as one of the most overlooked frontlines in healthcare. It’s where hydration, hygiene, mobility, and daily routines quietly reveal early signs of decline. At Index HealthTech , Steve leads the development of Sense™ by Index HealthTech and the Healthy Habits Index™, a radar-based, camera-free system that transforms everyday routines into life-saving behavioral data. By detecting gait changes, functional drift, and disrupted habits before a crisis, he’s helping caregivers and clinicians move from reactive emergency response to predictive prevention—supporting aging in place with both
Teaching the Valuepreneurial Approach
As the author of Valuepreneurs: The New Rules for Launching Products, Building Your Business, and Achieving Your Entrepreneurial Dreams, Steve Waddell distills three decades of innovation into a clear, 5 stage, 15 step framework. His work helps innovators validate markets, protect their IP, build business models, and raise capital with confidence. Valuepreneurs has earned dozens of awards and is used in high schools and universities as a practical roadmap for real-world entrepreneurship.
From Nuclear Carriers to measuring neuro-degenerative decline
Steve Waddell’s career began in heavy industry and complex systems. At Newport News Shipbuilding, he architected a risk management process for nuclear aircraft carrier programs that became an industry best practice and helped avoid over $1B in cost. As Vice President at Reed Integration, he helped grow the company from startup to multi-million-dollar, Inc. 5000 recognition by building training programs and strategic alliances with organizations like NASA and Fortune 500s. That same systems mindset later powered the invention of Sense™ by Index HealthTech.