I think I can drum up business for FL if I can convince my roommates on their reckless cryptocurrency binge to spend their crypto on the procedure. (Ulterior motive: they will have no more crypto and will stop saying things like "I'm putting everything in this one currency dude trust me")
The off switch is easy. The "stay on" switch is very, very difficult.
Sure. (well-tread) Sci-fi forecasting: the next iteration of "staying on" will move beyond biological bodies. Hmm...would people who choose not to digitize themselves and remain "on" indefinitely be akin to those with debilitating illnesses choosing assisted suicide? I'm not knocking the research. Just pondering "limit->infinity" longevity (in a probably non-novel way).
This statements displays a fundamental misunderstanding/lack of knowledge on the topic of antibiotic resistant bacteria. If you like, I can help you to understand this problem better. and considering the prospect of SUPERBACTERIA, i'll probably avoid when able.
Sure. But their tech is not about living forever. Their tech is about healing yourself when you get a curable disease later in life, using your younger stem cells. You still age. It isn't anti-aging cream. It is simply an insurance plan against common illnesses that we encounter in later life, due to the decrease in stem cell production. There's nothing in this presentation about extending life. It's about extending the quality of life.
quality of life = continuation of life? or, are we to feel full of vigor up until the moment of death? (although, i suppose that is already the case for some unlucky people). otherwise, there's bound to be a gradual decline. is this technology going to lengthen that gradation (vigor->decline->decline->disease->stemCells->vigor->decline->etc->death), or effectively accelerate it (vigor->death). or, if we cure the common illnesses that we encounter later in life, then what is it that'll kill us? i guess our quest to cure "common illnesses that we encounter later in life" has enabled our current longevity, but how much more can we eek out? (not to mention the sociological implications of paying for longevity, which i suppose is something that's been a factor since wealth) sorry, i'm mostly thinking out-loud here. i'm sure smarter people have thought out responses to these questions related to life-extension already.
People die for many reasons. Debilitating genetic diseases are just one of them, and if we can relieve that pain, and let someone go peacefully in their sleep after years of good health, I think that's a win. Life vs Death is not the question. Quality of life is.
Interesting presentation. I love the product and the idea (despite failing - so far - to apply my Hubski discount!), and I am glad you got to do the Talks @ Google thing! I have Opinions about the structure and delivery of your presentation. If you are ever in Seattle, or just wanna Skype about it some day, I'd love to help you refine the talk. As expected for this audience, they asked a lot about the biology. But I am curious about the business model. So you become a huge success, and ForeverLabs is a household name. The samples are taken by physicians near your customers. The submissions are frozen and stored by your lab techs. People pay you an annual fee to store their cells. So... what does ForeverLabs do then? Where do you get your intellectual stimulation from? What does the company do with the money they make, other than buy more backup generators? :-) I want to see that the company is not a one-trick-pony. Having all your business wrapped up in the storage of a bunch of stem cells is a narrow and fragile business plan. So when FL goes big... what next?
We have significant thereapeitic IP in development that we believe may be able to "de-age" or improve upon the cells we store. There is no lack of pony trickery :-)
That was a great talk mk. I had never heard of Talks @ Google. A private party TED talk. Are these lunch time events? What an amazing perk. I see that they are generated pretty frequently; 11 in the last week with 20 in 2 weeks. That is an incredible pace if it is real time. Was YC your in to do that?