I have insane respect for @bryan_johnson.
1. Sold his company for $800,000,000.
2. Felt miserable and depressed, despite the money.
3. Radically rethought his religion, marriage, goals, and health.
4. Decided to dedicate his entire fortune to a world-changing idea.
1. Sold his company for $800,000,000.
2. Felt miserable and depressed, despite the money.
3. Radically rethought his religion, marriage, goals, and health.
4. Decided to dedicate his entire fortune to a world-changing idea.
Now he's building a brain-machine-interface called Kernal.
In its earliest carnation, its an Oura Ring for your brain.
Insanely hard, deep tech.
Right now, it's early.
It looks goofy.
They still don't know what the "killer app" is.
In its earliest carnation, its an Oura Ring for your brain.
Insanely hard, deep tech.
Right now, it's early.
It looks goofy.
They still don't know what the "killer app" is.
And so far, he has personally poured over $50MM into it.
I absolutely loved this interview with him. The most interesting thing he said (shortened for brevity):
I absolutely loved this interview with him. The most interesting thing he said (shortened for brevity):
"If you go to a cardiologist with heart problems, they are going to run a lipid panel, calcium score, blood pressure, and a variety of other tests before treating you.
If you go to the doctor with depression or mental health issues, they just give you a random pill and hope for the best.
We need diagnostics for the brain."
We need diagnostics for the brain."
Worth a listen. Neat guy.
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