Wojcicki: The Healthcare System Cannot Be Changed from Within
Anne Wojcicki · Anne Wojcicki : How to Build the Future · Y Combinator · Apr 13, 2018 · at 2:38
Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, explains her motivation for starting a direct-to-consumer genetics company outside traditional medical and insurance systems.
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“You can't change the system from within. So we gotta do something more radical from outside.”
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