You’ve heard data has the power to make or break a business. Nobody knows this more than Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of biotech giant 23andMe. After 15 years of leveraging data to build a game-changing company, Wojcicki made headlines this summer when she became the latest self-made billionaire in the United States.
In this episode of the Foundr podcast, le ... Show More
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706: Jay Hated His Plumbing Job - Now He Sells Beach Pools and did $50K in a Month
Jay Haddad hated being a plumber. He lived for the weekends - free diving, waterfalls, surfing, the beach - and when he and his wife had their first daughter at 23, the outdoor life they'd promised each other suddenly got hard. On his first Father's Day, they bought some fabric f ... Show More
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Jun 2025
23andMe's Fatal Flaw | Guess Who’s Back | 3
Just when it looked like 23andMe was selling to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, founder Anne Wojcicki placed a bid through her new nonprofit in an attempt to win it back at the eleventh hour. Lila MacLellan, Senior Writer at Fortune, joins David to discuss Wojcicki’s leadership style, ... Show More
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Mar 2021
a16z Bio + Health #7: The Power of Patient Data with Anne Wojcicki
On this episode of the a16z Bio Clubhouse Show, a16z general partners Vineeta Agarwala, Jorge Conde, Julie Yoo, and Vijay Pande, along with a16z cofounder Marc Andreessen, talk to guest Anne Wojcicki, CEO of 23andme. The conversation covers the shifting trends and perceptions at ... Show More
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Aug 2024
How 23andMe went from a $6 billion valuation to trading for pennies
Cofounder and CEO of 23andMe, Anne Wojcicki, wants to take the public company private. Founded in 2006, the DNA-testing startup was valued at $6 billion in 2021. Now, it’s trading for less than a dollar. So what happened? ‘Fast Company’ senior writer Ainsley Harris breaks down 23 ... Show More
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<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/annewoj23">Anne Wojcicki</a> is the Founder & CEO @ <a href="https://www.23andme.com/">23andme</a>, offering DNA testing with the most comprehensive ancestry breakdown, personalized health insights, and more. To date, A ... Show More
