The Moonshot: A Beautiful Startup Story

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I was like, how can you guys not want to do this? Right? This is incredibly valuable for the world. And so I will say that it was a little bit struggling that, that we did get nos because I was shocked. We had so very little at the beginning. But so I was like, you know, really smart team. You can't get sold. If you're going to do a moonshot, you have to be even thicker skinned.

In this episode, Peter and Ben discuss the possibility of bringing extinct species back to life through Ben’s startup, Colossal.

02:05 | De Extinction: Unveiling Our Future
21:10 | Gene-Swapping for Species Survival
59:32 | The Return of Extinct Species

Ben Lamm is a renowned entrepreneur and visionary in technology and AI. With successful startups like Chaotic Moon Studios and Conversable, he has made significant contributions to the industry. As the founder of Hypergiant Industries and Colossal, a venture capital-backed startup focused on genetic engineering and reproductive technology in support of George Church's de-extinction efforts, Lamm continues to push the boundaries of innovation, focusing on AI solutions and genetic engineering.

Learn about Colossal.

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