Brandt: Nootrobox aims to provide daily cognitive enhancers superior to coffee
Michael Brandt · a16z Podcast | Nootropics and the Best Version of Your Brain, Yourself · Jan 2, 2019 · at 1:49
Michael Brandt, co-founder of Nootrobox, explains the founding thesis of his cognitive supplement company on The a16z Podcast.
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“And basically the entire notion of NutraBox is predicated on the idea of like, hey, is there something better than coffee that like everyone should be having access to on a daily basis?”
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