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sergefaguet

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October 31, 2016 (9y ago)
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currently building stealth biotechnology companies using DNA and protein engineering to do large-scale analysis on human biochemistry; and applying this to multiple existing industries. also helping other entrepreneurs build companies.

in the past founded Emerging Travel Group (B2B online travel company in with ~$1bn in GMV), Mirror (AI company that analyzes how humans perceive faces), TokBox (leading early infrastructure company in videochat, sold to Telefonica)

Stanford, Cornell, Google, YC alum

popular writer on extreme biohacking here https://hackernoon.com/biohack-your-intelligence-now-or-become-obsolete-97cdd15e395f

  1. I ran my startup from Russian prison (medium.com)
    3 points 2
  2. Ask HN: What are powerful ways to develop creativity?

    I am a classic tech entrepreneur nerd who in the last two years discovered many powerful ways to think differently and creatively beyond the cognitive domain Let's define creativity as "ability to link disparate ideas…

    2 points 0
  3. Launch HN: Mirror (YC W17) – turn a selfie into emoji that look like you

    Hey HN! We are launching an app (Mirror) that uses a single selfie to create ~250 emoji/stickers that look like you and your friends. We previously started a large online travel company in Russia (Ostrovok, >$500m in…

    57 points 80
  4. I’m 32, spent $200k on biohacking. Became calmer, thinner, extroverted, happier (medium.com)
    8 points 4