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About Alex:
Alex is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Age1, a VC firm which funds breakthrough longevity companies.
He was also an Investor and founding chief of staff at Amaranth Foundation. Former management consultant at Putnam Associates. Former consultant to Maze Tx BD team and Rubedo Life Sciences R&D team. Stanford PhD in biology of aging.
In this episode, we talk about:
Living Forever! (or ageing slower?🤔)
+ How to build companies to reverse ageing
(00:00) Intro + CHECK THIS OUT 👀 https://doola.com/exerton
(02:26) Who is @AlexJColville?🤨 (p.s. he's one of the coolest people you'll ever meet) the work @LauraDeming and Alex are doing is awesome!
(03:53) Why do humans age? 👶➡️👴
(07:09) Why is progress in the ageing field slow? 🛞
(08:49) Why what @bryan_johnson is doing is very very commendable?! 👦
(10:47) Difference between living longer and ageing slower! ⌛
(13:04) Lifespan vs Healthspan 🧑⚕️🧬
(14:48) What happens to the body when the health starts to deteriorate? (also when it happens) 🧓
(18:47) How does our ageing differentiate from other animals? 🦈🐕(awesome work @celinehalioua :D)
(20:48) Why can't humans regenerate?(or can they?) 👀👀
(22:36) How does regulation regarding biotech look?! ⚖️
(24:37) What is biotech? 🧬💊
(27:08) Difference between building things for biologics vs non-biologics? (shoutout to @ElliotHershberg) 📑
(31:45) How should biotech founders figure out the problem they want to solve?! (refer to the Idea Maze by @cdixon) 💡
(34:00) Should the founder be a person with a biology background? 🧑⚕️
(35:25) How to get in touch with experts/advisors if you don't have a biology background?
(38:07) What is the perfect way to solve a biotech problem? 🧪
(42:12) Raising money for biotech companies! 💰
Enjoy!
