A Personal Invitation
This is a little different than how I usually show up.
I wasn’t raised around startups or investing. I grew up in a rural small town in the South - the kind of place where you know your neighbors, people show up for each other, and you learn the value of hard work early.
Everything I’ve built in my career started there.
Along the way, I’ve been shaped by so many people—family, friends, colleagues, mentors. Some have been with me since the very beginning, and others I’ve met throughout different seasons of life. All of you have influenced who I am in one way or another.
As I get ready to launch something I’ve been building—The Patient Calculator—I wanted to share this opportunity first with the people who have helped shape me.
Whether that means cheering me on… or choosing to participate in a small or meaningful way, I wanted to share this opportunity with you.
Because if I’m building something that matters, it feels right to share it with the people who have mattered to me.
Cheyenne Brinson
Founder & CEO
The Patient Calculator, LLC
What is the Patient Calculator?
A cloud-based software platform designed for specialty medical practices to estimate patient financial responsibility at the time of service—clearly, consistently, and upfront.
Clear Upfront Estimates
The Patient Calculator helps specialty practices generate structured, consistent estimates before care is delivered—making it easier to discuss patient responsibility upfront.
A Common Frustration
Patients are often caught off guard by the cost of care, while practices spend significant time and resources trying to collect balances after the fact.
A Better Front-End Process
By generating accurate, consistent estimates prior to service, practices can have clearer financial conversations and improve collections at the time of care.
Already Proven in Practice
This isn’t theoretical. An earlier Excel-based version has been used in a number of surgical practices for more than eight years.
Why I Built This
This didn’t start as a business idea.
It started as a problem I kept seeing over and over again.
Patients would call or walk in frustrated—
“No one told me it was going to cost that much.”
At the same time, practices were working just as hard on the back end—sending statements, making calls, trying to collect balances that often never got paid.
It wasn’t a billing problem.
It was a timing problem.
Over the years, I built a simple tool to help practices have better financial conversations with patients before services were performed. It started in Excel, and it worked.
Practices were able to set clearer expectations.
Patients had fewer surprises.
Collections improved.
But it was never meant to stay in Excel.
The Patient Calculator is the evolution of that work—
built from real-world experience, shaped by daily use, and designed to bring clarity to one of the most common challenges in healthcare.
This is something I’ve been refining for years—and I’m excited to finally bring it to life in a way that can scale.
What is the Founding Circle?
The Founding Circle is a small group of early backers—friends, family, and colleagues—who want to support the launch of The Patient Calculator and participate in its early growth.
This is structured to be:
Simple
Transparent
Accessible at multiple levels
Why this has potential
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Every medical practice faces this problem
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Increasing demand for price transparency
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Built on 25+ years of real-world experience
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Scalable, subscription-based model
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Scalable, subscription-based model
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Built from real-world workflows—
not theoretical models
Frequently Asked Questions
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No, this is structured as a revenue-based participation.
You’re supporting the launch, and in return, you receive a defined repayment over time as the business generates revenue.
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For every dollar you contribute, you’ll receive double your contribution (2x) over time.
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Payments begin once the business is generating revenue after launch.
Payments are made over time as revenue comes in.
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A percentage of revenue is set aside and distributed proportionally among all participants.
As the business grows, repayments increase.
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Timing can vary depending on growth, but the goal is to make payments to early participants over approximately 12–36 months.
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You receive a defined repayment tied to your level of participation.
This does not provide ownership or equity in the company.
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The launch is scheduled for Q2 of 2026.
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No.
This is an early-stage business, and repayment depends on the success of the company. While I believe strongly in what I’ve built, there is risk and repayment is not guaranteed.
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Funds will support:
Final development and refinement
Launch and early growth
Continued improvements to the platform
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I wanted to share my enthusiasm for what I’ve built with the people who have been part of my journey and helped shape who I am.
This felt like the right place to start—with people who know me, and who I would want alongside me if this becomes something meaningful.
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That means just as much to me.
Encouragement, sharing, and simply cheering this on is incredibly appreciated.
