After graduating from Yale, Anne Wojcicki started her career as a health care investment analyst with Passport Capital. After deciding this job was not for her she quit. Initially she thought about appearing at MCAT to do her medicine. However, her love for biotechnology prevailed and she started doing research. This led her to team up with Linda Avey, who was a biologist, and together they created 23andMe. The startup was a hit, and was featured as the “Invention of the Year” by Times Magazine in 2008. Today 23andMe has built one of the world’s most exhaustive databases of personal genetic information. Empowering people to take charge of their healthcare. Anne believed that scientist do not get their deserved fame as other celebrities do. So she decided to take measures into her own hands and thus co-founded the Breakthrough Awards in the USA to felicitate eminent scientist.
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I think this is so cool and really met a huge need. A close friend of mine found her biological parents through 23 and me. It seems like such a simple and obvious task, but such a desirable niche need.
It is interesting to see how science and tech companies have combined to make it easier for humans to analyze data about themselves and own ancestral lines.
So many entrepreneurs have to decide to give up great opportunities to strive for greater ones. This is a perfect example of that. Anne took a risk in the medical field, which is a huge gamble, but created something that so many people have used. No, it’s not a necessity and it is aimed at the wealthier people in America, but her service is really unique and that is what made her successful.