"By having a large amount of data, we are starting to understand, what does the human genome mean?" In this View From The Top, Alexandra Eitel, MBA '22 sits down with Anne Wojcicki, Co-founder and CEO of 23andMe to discuss breaking down inequality through genetics, statistical power, building trust with transparency , and how digital healthcare is being revolutionized. "I think there should be transparency and there should be choice," says Wojcicki. #gsbvftt #gsbpodcast
Anne Wojcicki - https://twitter.com/annewoj23 - is the CEO and co-founder, 23andMe - https://www.23andme.com/ Anne co-founded 23andMe after a decade spent in healthcare investing. 23andMe's mission is to empower consumers with access to their own genetic information, and create a simple way for people to participate in research. 23andMe currently has more than 5 million customers worldwide, and has created the largest crowd-sourced platform for genetic research. More than 80 percent of 23andMe customers participate in a research program that has generated nearly 100 published genetic studies to date. Access podcast and transcript versions of this interview here: http://www.ycombinator.com/future/anne/ Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Intro: Founding Story of 23andMe 02:53 - Incentives to Keep People Healthy 03:51 - People Making their own Healthcare Decisions 05:27 - World 50 Years from Now 09:27 - Crowdsourcing and Wanting it Personally 11:34 - Fixing Slow Growth and Keeping Momentum 12:57 - Education People on Why They Want Their Genetics 14:47 - Best Decisions Made in Early Days 15:50 - Finding the First Two Scientists 16:44 - Framework: Net Output on the Organization 17:32 - Being in a Regulated Industry 20:50 - How Much is All Played Out as you Thought 21:55 - Hardest Thing for Entrepreneurs: Persistence 23:42 - Evolution of Genetic Testing in the Next 11 Years 26:02 - General Trends That Apply to a Lot of People 27:01 - Intervention Studies 28:16 - Outro