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23andMe ft. Anne Wojcicki - How a DNA startup took on the FDA and redefined health tech

23andMe ft. Anne Wojcicki - How a DNA startup took on the FDA and redefined health tech

FromCrucible Moments


23andMe ft. Anne Wojcicki - How a DNA startup took on the FDA and redefined health tech

FromCrucible Moments

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Millions of customers have explored their genome with 23andMe. But when the company started in 2006, the idea of consumer DNA testing was heresy to the medical establishment. The FDA once even ordered 23andMe to stop selling its health testing product. The company persevered to make allies out of adversaries, and became the only FDA-approved product on the market. Learn how 23andMe defined the DNA testing category, and used its success to enter the massive new field of drug discovery.   

Host: Roelof Botha, Sequoia Capital 
Featuring: Anne Wojcicki, Richard Scheller 
Transcript: https://www.sequoiacap.com/podcast/crucible-moments-23andMe/

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Released:
Nov 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (9)

A podcast about the inflection points that shaped some of the most important companies of our time. Crucible moments are pivotal decisions that determine your trajectory. Hear from founders like Jack Dorsey of Block, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, and Anne Wojcicki of 23andMe about how they navigated the challenges and opportunities that defined their stories. Hosted by Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital. The content of this podcast does not constitute investment advice, an offer to provide investment advisory services, or an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy an interest in any investment fund.