Greg Biggers http://gregbiggers.com Greg Biggers: Lean Startup Fat Value posterous.com Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:14:00 -0700 Genomera selected from over 350 applications to join Rock Health accelerator http://gregbiggers.com/genomera-selected-from-over-350-applications http://gregbiggers.com/genomera-selected-from-over-350-applications

We are excited to join the inaugural class of Rock Health, the amazing new startup accelerator focused exclusively on health. Halle, Leslie, and the founding partners and mentors are valuable connections. And it will be a thrill to collaborate with the other teams joining the program.

You can catch the news coverage at Xconomy and Wall Street Journal's All Things D.

Expect lots of stories about how 1+1 equals more than 2.

Oh, and you heard it here first: Chinatown is the new SOMA

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/509107/greg_biggers_800.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erxNICIKMhP Greg Biggers @bigs Greg Biggers Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:54:00 -0700 The Next Wave in Health http://gregbiggers.com/the-next-wave-in-health http://gregbiggers.com/the-next-wave-in-health

Remember how the Internet moved retail commerce out of physical stores and into people's homes, offices and phones?

In a similar way, Genomera is moving health out of the realm of just the doctor's office and into people's lives in a pervasive way. Making it more personal, more participative, and more efficient.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/509107/greg_biggers_800.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erxNICIKMhP Greg Biggers @bigs Greg Biggers Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:12:00 -0700 FDA hearing on Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs): Day 2 Transcript http://gregbiggers.com/fda-hearing-on-laboratory-developed-tests-ldt http://gregbiggers.com/fda-hearing-on-laboratory-developed-tests-ldt
The FDA hearings this week on potential regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (a special class of test, including Direct-to-Consumer genetic assays,  which the FDA has largely left alone up to now) was both webcast live with video and slides for all the world, as well as live-transcribed (presumably to aid the deaf).

Because the transcripts for the meeting were taken down after each day, I am posting them here. (You may also read Day 1)

NOTE: this was a live-produced (not by me) transcript, and therefore contains many errors and places where the transcriber could not adequately hear the presenter. I have not edited the text at all.

Unfortunately, Posterous has a heretofore unpublished small limit on the size of posts. So we had to move the transcript to a Google Doc to avoid it being truncated.

Here is the Full Transcript:

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In a pleasing display of tech-savvy and sensitivity to those with special needs (eg cannot hear), the FDA hearings this week on potential regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (a special class of test which the FDA has largely left alone up to now) was both webcast live with video and slides for all the world, as well as live-transcribed (presumably to aid the deaf).

Surprisingly, the transcript as hosted by the closed-captioning service is taken down once the event finishes. Responding to the outcry on twitter, I am pasting the entire transcript, AS-IS, below.

NOTE: this was a live-produced (not by me) transcript, and therefore contains many errors and places where the transcriber could not adequately hear the presenter. I have not edited the text at all.

Transcript of Day 1 of the FDA/CDRH Public Meeting: Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests, July 19, 2010:

Unfortunately, Posterous has a heretofore unpublished small limit on the size of posts. So we had to move the transcript to a Google Doc to avoid it being truncated.

Here is the Full Transcript:

http://bigs.ly/FDA-LDT-2010-July-Day1

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Hunch's Chris Dixon has a short blog post up today outlining 3 common biases to which entrepreneurs fall prey. His antidote? Occasionally ask:
 
If we were to start over today, would we build our product (or company or problem statement) the same way we had so far?

 

His bias #3, 'Solving the wrong problem' is a particularly good (bad) one that we need to watch out for at Genomera.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/509107/greg_biggers_800.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erxNICIKMhP Greg Biggers @bigs Greg Biggers Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:31:00 -0700 Anxiety vs Second-Startup-Syndrome http://gregbiggers.com/anxiety-vs-second-startup-syndrome http://gregbiggers.com/anxiety-vs-second-startup-syndrome

Ben Horowitz writes about the dangers of following a super-successful startup with an immediate next swing-of-the-bat. Signs of impending failure include premature focus on monetization, fixing or avoiding mistakes from the last company, and dismissing the details. He calls this Second Startup Syndrome.

But my favorite observation of Ben's is the presence of founder anxiety as evidence of fighting the good fight. Nice pattern recognition. Both Ben and Marc are so good at recognizing, labeling and expositing patterns (Which is why I'd hire either one of them as a product manager any day).

However, I am baffled as to why Ben's blog requires Flash just to display headlines and section headers. What is up with that? Among other problems, it discourages sharing, since one cannot right-click to copy a link in order to paste into twitter, email, facebook, etc.

You don't even need html5 for that!

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RT @rands: It's not who you know, it's how you treat them.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/509107/greg_biggers_800.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erxNICIKMhP Greg Biggers @bigs Greg Biggers Fri, 14 May 2010 12:03:00 -0700 Hire Ninjas, Not Rockstars http://gregbiggers.com/hire-ninjas-not-rockstars-0 http://gregbiggers.com/hire-ninjas-not-rockstars-0
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At last night's Vator Splash investor and entrepreneur pitch event, yet another speaker mentioned hiring rockstars. I've tweeted about this a bit before. Not only do I think its a tired meme, but worse, I think its the wrong metaphor for effective hiring and talent development.
 
So I tweeted,
 
SOOO tired of the hire-a-rockstar meme. #vator #vatorsplash
 
@markalvarez came back with a combination insightful question and witty retort:
 
@bigs What about Twitter ninjas? I'm fine with rock stars and ninjas as long as the costume's part of the job description.
 
Well, who doesn't like a job with a good costume? Raj Kapoor from Mayfield was certainly looking the part as lead singer for the band, Cover Flow, at the after party downstairs at Cafe Du Nord.
 
Wardrobe flare and malfunctions aside, Mark brings our attention to the newer, better Ninja meme making its way around the valley.
 
I replied with the short version of why Ninjas are usually better hires than Rockstars:
 
@markvalvarez Ninja connotes skill, specialty, not call undue attn to oneself. Rockstar= show-y, egotistical, hard to work with. #vator
 
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Let's build out this comparison further. Leave comments with other differences would you highlight between hiring Rockstars versus hiring Ninjas.
 
My only remaining hesitation is that when I picture a Ninja, I imagine someone working alone. But for most of our talent, we are seeking people who work naturally on a team and help develop one another.
 
Anyone know whether those cooperation and community themes are part of the Ninja ethos? 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/509107/greg_biggers_800.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erxNICIKMhP Greg Biggers @bigs Greg Biggers Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:06:00 -0700 About Me (moving site from goog sites) http://gregbiggers.com/about-me-moving-site-from-goog-sites http://gregbiggers.com/about-me-moving-site-from-goog-sites

Greg Biggers

 Protean Multipreneur, Startup Advisor, Trouble Maker

 Incubating Genomera-- advanced personal genomics company

Using principles from the Customer Development and Lean Startup (#LeanStartup) movements

Sailing a Santana 22 on SF Bay

I Value:

  • Leadership

  • Excellence

  • Innovation

  • Interdependence

  • Nimbleness

  • A Sense of Wonder

My background: http://bit.ly/greg-biggers

Twitter @bigs: http://bit.ly/atbigs

Our startup (Advanced Personal Genomics):  http://bit.ly/genomera

 

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