BEORA. HUMAN CONNECTION. TECHNOLOGY.

Building
Beora.

I’m Alex Shohet, an entrepreneur in recovery. My focus is Beora and how technology can help people find meaningful human connection.

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THE FOCUS: BEORA

Technology in service
of human connection.

At Beora, I’m building a paid peer-support marketplace. The goal is to make it easier for people to find and arrange appropriate human support.

This work starts with a question: how can technology help us connect with each other?

FROM THE ESSAY ARCHIVE

Treatment & trauma6 MIN READ

What happens when the thing we do to help a struggling child becomes another thing they have to recover from?

Connection & dignity6 MIN READ

A mother’s words, and a different way of thinking about support, boundaries and recovery.

Drug policy4 MIN READ

A question about the War on Drugs, and what it would mean to try a different approach.

Treatment outcomes1 MIN READ

Ten observations on individualized care, connection and the factors that shape recovery.

A NOTE ABOUT ALEX

I’m an entrepreneur in recovery and the founder of Beora. My work centers on human connection and the technology that can support it.

Beora is the focus of my next chapter.