wearing many hats is one of the fun (and hard) aspects of building a startup

and then

taking them off one by one as the company grows is a really incredible feeling

so excited for this!

with Alejandro Ocampo who kicked off this whole field of partial epigenetic reprogramming

totally support @time recognizing Sam as their CEO of the year!
time.com/6342827/ceo-of…

i've never worked with anyone of higher integrity than Sam Altman; i've had the great privilege of working with him weekly over the past few years on challenging, high-stakes projects and he's always taken the high road, even when it's riskier or more challenging. no exceptions.

people are everything

small people talk about people
big people talk about ideas
startup people build

here is an alternative path for society: ignore the culture war. ignore the attention war. make safe agi. make fusion. make people smarter and healthier. make 20 other things of that magnitude.
 
start radical growth, inclusivity, and optimism.
 
expand throughout the universe.

the “deep hypothesis” of the aging biology field: there are dauntingly many age-related diseases but only a few underlying aging mechanisms that drive them proto.life/2023/04/the-st…

t2b

a bit intimidating that the title of this latest article focused on Retro calls it a 'triple threat' (which means good at acting, singing, and dancing - which i am not). it covers the 'one-bucket thinking' fallacy and also announces that our first clinical trial is underway!

CEOs: SVB was a test of your investors. some said “i’ll loan you $ for half-price stock” but let’s celebrate those who said 'i've got your back' and offered to wire you no-strings cash on trust. send them exciting new founders and give credit where credit is due; who were they?

love how he casts Retro as the 'OpenAI for longevity' technologyreview.com/2023/03/08/106…

...a typical 10:03am Monday at Retro...

We're announcing a new program: The Retro Graduate Research Fellowship, a faster path than PhD to achieve the role of Scientist. Apply here if you are enamored with aging biology and want to learn at max velocity from some of the world's top scientists: jobs.lever.co/retro/88862a0d…

Eminent investor Elad Gil and accomplished biologist Daniel Bryan Goodman will be speaking about longevity biotech at the Retro Salon, eve of Jan 12th in SF. 2-question survey to apply. Includes food and drink.
eventbrite.com/e/500976503207

As .com-tech falters, the Longevity Biotech Fellowship is ready to help retool brilliant minds to work on something with lasting, intrinsic value: human health