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Opinion
Anne Wojcicki was a visionary founder but not a great public CEO
“You got Ann Wojciechowski, who's a fantastic founder, in my opinion to not maybe a great public CEO, but awesome founder and visionary of what she wanted to build and the ability to go do it.”
Larry Aschebrook Jun 16, 2025 ▶ 1:00:51 Larry Aschebrook, Founder & MP @GSquared: How We Lost Money on Uber and Made Millions on Lyft · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Supported
Wojcicki: 23andMe proved to FDA consumers don't need physician intermediaries
“And what I'm like really proud of with 23 me is that we proved out to the FDA that people are capable of getting their genetic information without having to have a physician or healthcare professional intermediary.”
Anne Wojcicki Jan 24, 2022 ▶ 36:33 20VC: 23andMe's Anne Wojcicki on How To Approach Trust in Business and Personal Relationships, Leadership Lessons from Sheryl Sandberg and Reflections on How The Best Founders Manage Their Boards
Disclosure
G Squared sold its final 23andMe shares at 70 cents
“We can start selling at seven, which would have meant I'm about a two X. I think I sold the last share at 70 cents.”
Larry Aschebrook Jun 16, 2025 ▶ 1:01:14 Larry Aschebrook, Founder & MP @GSquared: How We Lost Money on Uber and Made Millions on Lyft · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Insight
Wojcicki: Hiring external senior executives is culturally difficult in complex companies
“Bringing in very senior people, depending on the type of role, it can be really hard culturally because like they come and they want to make a mark for themselves and they want to guide it in a slightly different way. And 23 weeks, it's complicated company. We…”
Anne Wojcicki Jan 24, 2022 ▶ 18:28 20VC: 23andMe's Anne Wojcicki on How To Approach Trust in Business and Personal Relationships, Leadership Lessons from Sheryl Sandberg and Reflections on How The Best Founders Manage Their Boards
Disclosure
Wojcicki: 23andMe twice attempted and abandoned building an internal lab
“We started building a lab twice and shut it down twice.”
Anne Wojcicki Jan 24, 2022 ▶ 17:10 20VC: 23andMe's Anne Wojcicki on How To Approach Trust in Business and Personal Relationships, Leadership Lessons from Sheryl Sandberg and Reflections on How The Best Founders Manage Their Boards
Disclosure
23andMe Advertised on a Zeppelin Backed by Ex-Husband Sergey Brin
“We did do the blimp. We did. 23 and me had, there was a Zeppelin. Back in, my ex-husband had a Zeppelin, or he was an investor in a Zeppelin. Anyways, it had, like, a big 23 me on it.”
Anne Wojcicki Jan 24, 2022 ▶ 31:55 20VC: 23andMe's Anne Wojcicki on How To Approach Trust in Business and Personal Relationships, Leadership Lessons from Sheryl Sandberg and Reflections on How The Best Founders Manage Their Boards
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